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Nuclear material changes its form and properties as it moves through the nuclear fuel cycle, from one facility to another. Each step of the fuel cycle or each use of the material will inevitably leave its mark. The science of determining the history of a sample of nuclear material through the study of these characteristics is known as nuclear forensics. While nuclear forensic analysis has normally been associated with investigations and prosecutions in the context of trafficking of nuclear materials or nuclear terrorism, it had wider applications in in national security contexts, such as nuclear non-proliferation, disarmament, and arms control. The New Nuclear Forensics is the first book to give a definitive guide to this broader definition of nuclear forensic analysis. This book describes the various methods used in nuclear forensics, giving first a broad introduction to the process followed by details of relevant measurement techniques and procedures. In each case, the advantages and limitations are outlined. To put these methods in context, The New Nuclear Forensics also recounts the history of the discipline and describes the diverse contemporary applications of nuclear forensics.

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Book category Books in English Society & social sciences Social services & welfare, criminology Crime & criminology

• Full title: New Nuclear Forensics
• Subtitle: Nuclear Material Analysis for Security Purposes
• Author: Vitaly Fedchenko
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 310
• EAN: 9780198736646
• ISBN: 0198736649
• ID: 08012625
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Weight: 626 g
• Dimensions: 167 × 241 × 319 mm
• Date of publishing: 26. March 2015

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