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Accession Number
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DE2012-1054057
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Title
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Radiation Detection for Nuclear Security Summer School, 2012. Summary Report.
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Publication Date
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Aug 2012
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Media Count
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41p
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Personal Author
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J. A. Stave J. E. Baciak R. C. Runkle
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Abstract
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The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) hosted students from across the United States at the inaugural Radiation Detection for Nuclear Security Summer School from June 11 22, 2012. The summer school provided students with a unique understanding of nuclear security challenges faced in the field and exposed them to the technical foundations, analyses, and insight that will be required by future leaders in technology development and implementation. The course heavily emphasized laboratory and field demonstrations including direct measurements of special nuclear material. The first week of the summer school focused on the foundational knowledge required by technology practitioners; the second week focused on contemporary applications. Student evaluations and feedback from student advisors indicates that the summer school achieved its objectives of (1) exposing students to the range of nuclear security applications for which radiation detection is necessary, (2) articulating the relevance of student research into the broader context, and (3) exciting students about the possibility of future careers in nuclear security.
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Keywords
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Career development
Evaluation
Implementation
Nuclear materials
Nuclear security
Radiation detection
Radioactive materials
Schools
Security
Students
Technology assessment
Training
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Source Agency
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Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
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NTIS Subject Category
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77E - Nuclear Instrumentation
74H - Nuclear Warfare
92 - Behavior & Society
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Corporate Author
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Pacific Northwest National Lab., Richland, WA.
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Document Type
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Technical report
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Title Note
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N/A
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NTIS Issue Number
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1308
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Contract Number
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DE-AC05-76RL01830
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