Name: International Conference on Advances in Nuclear Forensics - IAEA CN-218
Start: 2014-07-07T08:00:00+02:00
End: 2014-07-10T18:00:00+02:00
Location: IAEA HQ

International Conference on Advances in Nuclear Forensics - IAEA CN-218

from Monday, 7 July 2014 (08:00) to Thursday, 10 July 2014 (18:00)

Monday, 7 July 2014
10:00
10:00 - 12:00
Contributions

10:00 Opening Address - IAEA Director General - Y. Amano (IAEA, Director General)

10:20 Opening Remarks: President of the Conference - Susan Jane Le Jeune d'Allegeershecque (United Kingdom - Ambassador)

10:40 Opening Remarks: Director NSNS - Khammar Mrabit (IAEA, Director NSNS)

11:00 Opening Remarks: GCINT - G Berdennikov (Russian Federation, Ambassador) S. Limage (United States of America)

11:20 Opening Remarks: INTERPOL - A. King (INTERPOL)

11:40 Opening Remarks: ITWG - K. Mayer (EU)
12:00 Lunch break
Lunch break
12:00 - 13:30
13:30 Historical Evolution of Nuclear Forensics
Historical Evolution of Nuclear Forensics
13:30 - 15:00
Contributions

13:30 Historical Evolution: A Technical Viewpoint - S. Niemeyer (United States of America)

14:00 Development of Nuclear Forensics in Russia - V. Kuchinov (Russian Federation)

14:20 Historical Evolution: A Political Viewpoint - K. Nederlof (Netherlands)

14:40 20 Years of Nuclear Forensics: Between R & D and Case Work - K. Mayer (European Commission - Joint Research Centre, Institute for Transuranium Elements)
15:00 Coffee break:
Coffee break:
15:00 - 15:30
15:30 Nuclear Forensics Resources in the Legal and Nuclear Security Context
Nuclear Forensics Resources in the Legal and Nuclear Security Context
15:30 - 16:50
Contributions

15:30 Nuclear Forensics Awareness and Understanding - M.S. Wallenius (EU)

15:50 International Legal Framework for Strengthening Nuclear Security - I. Khripunov (United States of America)

16:10 Analysis of Incidents Reported during 2007-2012 to the IAEA’s Incident and Trafficking Database - M. Nicholas (IAEA)

16:30 Nuclear Security Legislation in Hungary – Overview of the National Response Plan to Events with Nuclear or other Radioactive Material out of Regulatory Control - Z. Stefanka (Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority)
16:50 Information Session
Information Session
16:50 - 17:10
Room: Boardroom A
17:10 Nuclear Forensic Capabilities within a National Nuclear Security Infrastructure
Nuclear Forensic Capabilities within a National Nuclear Security Infrastructure
17:10 - 18:00
Contributions

17:10 The Role of Nuclear Forensics - J. Sarkis (Brazil) K. Mrabit (IAEA - Director NSNS) L. Paredes-Gutierrez (Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares) R. Floyd (Australia) S. Limage (USA)
18:00

18:00 - 20:00
Tuesday, 8 July 2014
09:00 Nuclear Forensic Capabilities as an Element of a National Response Plan
Nuclear Forensic Capabilities as an Element of a National Response Plan
09:00 - 10:40
Contributions

09:00 Overview of Nuclear Forensics in Support of Investigations - F. Wong (US Department of Homeland Security)

09:20 United Republic of Tanzania National Response Plan for Nuclear Security Events toward utilizing nuclear Forensic to combat illicit trafficking of nuclear materials - A. Muhulo (Republic of Tanzania)

09:40 South Africa's Nuclear Forensics Response Plan Step 1 - In Support of Nuclear Security Investigations - P.R. Mogafe (South Africa)

10:00 Lessons Learned from the Muleta Incident - M. ABUISSA (Sudan)

10:20 Opportunity and Challenge of Nuclear Forensics in Indonesia - W. P. Daeng Beta (Indonesia)
Nuclear Forensic Science: Signatures of Nuclear Material I
Nuclear Forensic Science: Signatures of Nuclear Material I
09:00 - 10:40
Contributions

09:00 Investigating Macro- and Micro-scale Material Provenancing Signatures in Uranium Ore Concentrates/Yellowcake - A. Wotherspoon (Australia)

09:20 Exploring Spectroscopic and Morphological Data as New Signatures for Uranium Ore Concentrates - D. Ho (Singapore)

09:40 Attribution of Uranium Ore Concentrates by Rare-Earth Element Signature - Y-G. Zhao (China Institute of Atomic Energy)

10:00 143Nd/144Nd Ratio – a Powerful Signature for Origin Assessment of Natural Uranium Products - J. Krajkó (European Commission - Joint Research Centre, Institute for Transuranium Elements)

10:20 Measurement of Sulphur Isotopic Ratio for the Nuclear Forensic Investigation of Uranium Ore Concentrates (Yellow cakes) - Z. Varga (EU)
10:40 Coffee break
Coffee break
10:40 - 11:10
11:10 Approaches to Nuclear Forensic Examinations
Approaches to Nuclear Forensic Examinations
11:10 - 12:30
Contributions

11:10 Radiological Crime Scene Management - C. Nogueira (IAEA)

11:30 Developing Traditional Forensic Science Exploitation of Contaminated Exhibits Recovered from a Nuclear Security Event - G. A. Graham (United Kingdom)

11:50 Strategies for DNA Analysis from Contaminated Forensic Samples - E. Hrnecek (European Commission - Joint Research Centre, Institute for Transuranium Elements)

12:10 Translating Research Findings into Operational Capabilities in Nuclear Forensics: The Australian Experience - D. Hill (Australia)
Data Compilation Tools for Supporting Nuclear Forensic Interpretation I
Data Compilation Tools for Supporting Nuclear Forensic Interpretation I
11:10 - 12:30
Contributions

11:10 Overview of Canada’s National Nuclear Forensics Library Development Programme - A. El-Jaby (Canada)

11:30 Developing a Nuclear Forensics Library in Ukraine: The Pilot Project Stage - O. Gaidar (Ukraine)

11:50 Populating a National Nuclear Forensic Library – Lessons Learned - J. Wacker (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)

12:10 The Uranium Sourcing Database Project: Practical Insights Into the Establishment and Application of a National Nuclear Forensics Library - M. Robel (United States of America)
12:30 Lunch break
Lunch break
12:30 - 14:00
13:00
13:00 - 14:00
Contributions

13:00 Nuclear Forensics – An Integral Part of the Philippines' National Response Plan for a Nuclear Security Event - R. REYES (Philippines)

13:00 Egyptian Framework for Implementing Nuclear Forensics Capabilities - A. Ahmed Tawfik (Lecturer of Radiation Protection, Nuclear and Radiological Regulatory Authority - Egypt)

13:00 International Workshop on Basic Nuclear Forensic Methodologies for Practitioners - J.M. Schwantes (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, United States Department of Energy, Richland, WA, USA.)

13:00 Nuclear Forensics Role and Capabilities in the Romanian Nuclear Security Infrastructure - S. Repanovici (National Commission for Nuclear Activities Control, Romania)

13:00 European Nuclear Security Training Centre (EUSECTRA) - E. Hrnecek (European Commission, Joint Research Centre Institute for Transuranium Elements)

13:00 Establishing of a Nuclear Forensics Capacity in Republic of Moldova - I. Balan (National Agency for Regulation of Nuclear and Radiological Activities, Republic of Moldova)

13:00 Sri Lankan Experience on Control of Illicit Trafficking of Radioactive Sources - U.W.K.H. DE SILVA (Sri Lanka)

13:00 Nuclear Forensics Activities in the Slovak Republic - J. Vaclav (Nuclear Regulatory Authority of the Slovak Republic)

13:00 Role of Nuclear Forensics in Supporting National Organizations in Combating Against Smuggling of Nuclear Materials - M. Elbarody (Egypt)

13:00 National Security System to Combat Nuclear and Radiation Threats in Georgia - L. CHELIDZE (Georgia)

13:00 The Use of the Radioactive Isotops for a Cheating in Gambling - An Interaction Between Different Authorities - O. Dorjkhaidav (Mongolia)

13:00 Exercise Blue Beagle and Information Security - I. Smith (United Kingdom)

13:00 Nuclear Security Capacity Building at the Centre for Applied Radiation Science and Technology (CARST) - M. Mathuthu (South Africa)

13:00 Challenges in Identifying Radioactive Material in Scrap Metal - M. Nikolaki (Greek Atomic Energy Commission)

13:00 Countering the Evolving Threat of Nuclear and Other Radioactive Material out of Regulatory Control: Jamaica’s Experience - C. Boyd (Jamaica)

13:00 Search and Investigation of Orphan Sources in Lithuania - J. ZILIUKAS (Lithuania)

13:00 Threat of Radioactive Materials Out of Regulatory Control in Egypt; Orphan Sources - M. Abdel Geleel (Nuclear and Radiological Regulatory Authority, Egypt)

13:00 Increasing Role of Nuclear Forensic to Support Nuclear Security Events Investigation in Indonesia - D. Apriliani (BAPETEN - Indonesia)

13:00 Overview of the Canadian National Nuclear Forensics Capability Project - E. Inrig (Defence Research and Development Canada, Ottawa Research Centre)

13:00 Nuclear Forensics in the Republic of Tajikistan: Condition and Perspectives - U. Mirsaidov (Nuclear and Radiation Safety Agency, Tajikistan)

13:00 Strengthening Nuclear Forensic Capabilities and Partnership through Collaborative Science in Ukraine - K. Knight (United States of America)

13:00 The Contribution of International Initiatives on Non Proliferation to the Enhancement of the Nuclear Forensics as a Fundamental Component of the International Nuclear Architecture - A. Farhane (Morocco)

13:00 Investigative Police of Chile: Implementation of an Action Plan to Confront of Radiological Threats. - I. TROSTEL (Chile)
14:00 Experiences in Laboratory Analyses and Data Interpretation
Experiences in Laboratory Analyses and Data Interpretation
14:00 - 15:20
Contributions

14:00 Identification of Unknown Nuclear Material - G. Nikolaou (Greece)

14:20 Characterization of Nuclear Material Interdicted in South Africa - I. Hutcheon (United States of America)

14:40 Informativeness of Microparticle Analysis for Nuclear Forensics - V. Stebelkov (Laboratory for Microparticle Analysis, Russian Federation)

15:00 Characterization of U.S. Plutonium: Understanding Our Data - J. Wacker (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)
Exercises and Cooperation
Exercises and Cooperation
14:00 - 15:20
Contributions

14:00 Periodical Radiological Crime Scene Management exercises in Germany - H. Kroeger (Federal Office for Radiation Protection, Germany)

14:20 The Nuclear Forensics International Technical Working Group (ITWG): The Evidence Working Group - J. Blankenship (United States of America)

14:40 Galaxy Serpent: A Web-Based Table-Top Exercise for National Nuclear Forensics Libraries - J. Borgardt (Juniata College, USA)

15:00 Tiger Reef: Cross-Disciplinary Training Workshop and Tabletop Exercise, 4-7 February 2014, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - M.S. Zulkipli (Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Malaysia)
15:20 Coffee break:
Coffee break:
15:20 - 15:50
15:50 Integration of Existing National Resources into Nuclear Forensic Capabilities
Integration of Existing National Resources into Nuclear Forensic Capabilities
15:50 - 17:10
Contributions

15:50 Establishing Canada’s National Nuclear Forensics Laboratory Network - F. Dimayuga (Canada)

16:10 The Network of Russian Analytical Laboratories for Support of Nuclear Forensics - G. Kochev (Russian Federation)

16:30 Development of Nuclear Forensics Capabilities in Japan - N. Shinohara (Japan)

16:50 Armenian Nuclear Forensic Lab - K. Pyuskyulyan (Armenia)
17:10 Discussion on Integration of Existing National Resources into Nuclear Forensics Capabilities
Discussion on Integration of Existing National Resources into Nuclear Forensics Capabilities
17:10 - 18:00
Wednesday, 9 July 2014
09:00 Nuclear Forensic Science: Signatures of Nuclear Material II
Nuclear Forensic Science: Signatures of Nuclear Material II
09:00 - 10:40
Contributions

09:00 Nuclear Forensic Science: An Emerging Discipline - S. LaMont (U.S. Department of Energy)

09:20 Identification of High Confidence Nuclear Forensic Signatures by Analysis of Spent Fuel Samples and Other Nuclear Materials - É. Kovács-Széles (Hungary)

09:40 Detection and Distinguishing of Uranium Particles and Plutonium Particles by Using Alpha Autoradiography - V. Stebelkov (Russian Federation)

10:00 Development of a SIMS Method for Measurement of Oxygen Isotope in Nuclear Forensic Applications - T. Wang (China)

10:20 Probing Forensic Signatures of Nuclear Materials - M. Wilkerson (United States of America)
Nuclear Forensic Science: Synergies with Other Disciplines I
Nuclear Forensic Science: Synergies with Other Disciplines I
09:00 - 10:40
Contributions

09:00 Analytical Capabilities of the V.G. Khlopin Radium Institute in View of Nuclear Forensics Challenges - Y. Panteleev (Russian Federation)

09:20 i2®©: Investigative and Interpretive Radiochemistry - The Precursor to Nuclear Forensics - P. Thompson (United Kingdom)

09:40 Capabilities of Hybrid SIMS-SSAMS System for Nuclear Forensics Applications - K. Grabowski (United States of America)

10:00 Use of Micro-Raman Spectrometry for Nuclear Forensics - F. Pointurier (France)

10:20 Forensic Medical Aspects of Radiation Accidents Investigation - E. Granovskaya (State Research Center – Burnasyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center of the Federal Medical Biological Agency, Russian Federation)
10:40 Coffee break
Coffee break
10:40 - 11:10
11:10 Data Compilation Tools for Supporting Nuclear Forensic Interpretation II
Data Compilation Tools for Supporting Nuclear Forensic Interpretation II
11:10 - 12:30
Contributions

11:10 Strategies and Considerations for Developing a National Nuclear Forensics Library - S. LaMont (U.S. Department of Energy)

11:30 National Nuclear Forensics Library at Japan Atomic Energy Agency - Y. Kimura (Japan)

11:50 Resources and Forensics Signatures to Help Determine the Origin of Sealed Radiological Sources - D. Chamberlain (United States of America)

12:10 Mechanism of Identification of Seized Materials without Creation of Nuclear Forensics Library - G. Kochev (Russian Federation)
Nuclear Forensic Science: Radiochronometry
Nuclear Forensic Science: Radiochronometry
11:10 - 12:30
Contributions

11:10 Radiochronometry by Mass Spectrometry: Improving the Precision and Accuracy of Age-Dating for Nuclear Forensics - R. Williams (United States of America)

11:30 Advances in Nuclear Forensics Analysis at CEA/DIF: Radiochronology Studies - A. HUBERT (CEA, France)

11:50 Protactinium-231 (231Pa) Measurement for Isotope Chronometry in Nuclear Forensics - E. Keegan (Australia)

12:10 Uranium Age Dating by Gamma Spectrometry - L. Lakosi (Hungary)
12:30 Lunch break
Lunch break
12:30 - 14:00
13:00
13:00 - 14:00
Contributions

13:00 In-field Detection and Analysis of α Radiation - K. Peräjärvi (Finland)

13:00 REIMEP-22: Interlaboratory Comparison on U Age Dating - C. VENCHIARUTTI (EU)

13:00 Nuclear Forensics via Machine Learning Laser Based Spectral Analysis and Imaging - H.A. Kalambuka (Kenya)

13:00 The US Nuclear Material Characteristics Data Dictionary – History and Development - J. Wacker (United States of America)

13:00 Mass Spectrometry in Nuclear Forensics - S.K. Aggarwal (India)

13:00 Origins of 137Cs and 133Xe in Soils from two Campuses in University of Douala-Cameroon - M. NDONTCHUENG MOYO (Cameroon)

13:00 Contaminants of the Bismuth Phosphate Process as Signifiers of Nuclear Reprocessing History - L.E. Sweet (United States of America)

13:00 230Th - 234U Thorium Radiochronometry Method Comparison: A Tri-Lateral Round-Robin Exercise - R. Steiner (United States of America)

13:00 Measurement of Organic Residues of Uranium Ore Concentrates (Yellow cakes) for Nuclear Forensic Investigations - Z. Varga (European Commission - Joint Research Centre, Institute for Transuranium Elements)

13:00 Nuclear Material Families – An Extension to is it DU, NU, LEU or HEU? - P. Thompson (United Kingdom)

13:00 Neutron-Dose Control of First Responders Under Sampling and Categorization - K. TSUCHIYA (Japan)

13:00 Novel Method for Rapid Extract of Radionuclides Using Polymer Ligand Film for Nuclear Forensics Applications - K. Unlu (United States of America)

13:00 Determination of the Uranium Containing Particles from Swipe Samples by a Fission Track Method - X. Liu (China)

13:00 The Feasibility Analysis of the Materials of the Nuclear Explosion with the Fission Product Xenon - J. Su (China)

13:00 Gadolinium Isotopic Signatures in Nuclear Material - G. Brennecka (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA)

13:00 Characterization of Strong 241Am Sources - A. Vesterlund (Sweden)

13:00 A Technical Nuclear Forensics Capability to Support the Analyses of Illicit Nuclear and Radioactive Materials - C. Watt (United Kingdom)

13:00 Potential and Limitations of ICP-QMS Technique for the Measurement of 230Th - A. Álvarez García (CIEMAT)
14:00 Confidence in Nuclear Forensics Findings
Confidence in Nuclear Forensics Findings
14:00 - 15:20
Contributions

14:00 Challenges in Bulk Nuclear Forensics Sample Analysis - L. Tandon (Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA)

14:20 Preparation and Validation of an Uranium Age Dating Reference Material - Z. Varga (EU)

14:40 First Primary Reference Material for Uranium Age Dating in Nuclear Forensics - C. VENCHIARUTTI (EU)

15:00 Atomic Energy of Canada Limited Prepares for Nuclear Forensic Analyses - M. Totland (Canada)
Nuclear Forensic Science: Synergies with Other Disciplines II
Nuclear Forensic Science: Synergies with Other Disciplines II
14:00 - 15:40
Contributions

14:00 High Precision Isotopic Analysis of Actinide Bearing Materials: Performance of a New Generation of Purpose Built Actinide Multi-Collector ICPMS Instruments - G.C. Eiden (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA)

14:20 Announcing the 4th Collaborative Materials Exercise (CMX-4) of the Nuclear Forensics International Technical Working Group (ITWG) - J.M. Schwantes (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA)

14:40 Studies on the Measurement of Impurities in Uranium Sample with ICP-MS - L-C. Zhu (China Institute of Atomic Energy)

15:00 IAEA Coordinated Research Project: Application of Nuclear Forensics in Combating Illicit Trafficking of Nuclear and Other Radioactive Material - Tegan Bull (Division of Nuclear Security, International Atomic Energy Agency)
15:20 Coffee break
Coffee break
15:20 - 15:50
15:50 Nuclear Forensic Science: The Next 5 Years
Nuclear Forensic Science: The Next 5 Years
15:50 - 17:50
Contributions

15:50 Nuclear Forensic Science: The Next 5 Years’ - D.K. Smith (IAEA) J.E. de Souza Sarkis (Brazil) K. Smith (Australia) P. Thompson (AWE) R. Mogafe (South Africa) T. Fanghaenel (EU) V. Stebelkov (Russian Federation)
Nuclear Forensics Awareness and Education
Nuclear Forensics Awareness and Education
15:50 - 17:50
Contributions

15:50 Building a Nuclear Forensic Analysis Capability in South Africa - I. D. Hutcheon (United States of America)

16:10 Educating Policy Students in Nuclear Forensics - G. Moore (United States of America)

16:30 Nuclear Forensics Expertise Development: Transferring Knowledge to the Next Generation - S.K. Connelly (U.S. Department of Homeland Security)

16:50 Australia’s Experience in the ITWG Galaxy Serpent NNFL Table Top Exercise - K.L. Smith (Australia)
Thursday, 10 July 2014
09:00 International and Regional Cooperation in Nuclear Forensics
International and Regional Cooperation in Nuclear Forensics
09:00 - 10:20
Contributions

09:00 Nuclear Forensics Activities supported by the EU CBRN Action Plan and EU CBRN Mitigation Centres of Excellence - Z. Pajalova (European Union)

09:20 International Cooperation to Advance Global Nuclear Forensics Capabilities - H. Dion (National Nuclear Security Administration, USA)

09:40 Capacity Building in Nuclear Forensics in South East Asia - K. Mayer (EU)

10:00 Developing a Nuclear Forensies library in Ukraine: Legislation, Interaction and Regional Cooperation - V. Kushka (Ukraine)
10:20 Coffee break
Coffee break
10:20 - 10:50
10:50 Nuclear Forensics: Where Science Meets Policy
Nuclear Forensics: Where Science Meets Policy
10:50 - 12:00
Room: Boardroom A
Contributions

10:50 ‘Nuclear Forensics: Where Science Meets Policy’ - A. Harrington (United States of America) G. Berdennikov (Russian Federation - Ambassador) J.M. Palma López (AMERIPOL) W. Huang (China) de Salazar Serantes G. (Spain)
12:00
12:00 - 12:40
Contributions

12:00 President's Findings

12:20 Closing Remarks - D. K. Smith (IAEA, Scientific Secretary)