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Hoping to improve global security, UT launches Radiochemistry Center

Posted at 10:53 am July 24, 2013
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KNOXVILLE—Hypothetical scenario: A nuclear bomb is detonated in one of America’s most populated cities. Just as at a crime scene, the officials need to find the culprit.

Currently, the process of analyzing weapons debris to understand the performance or design of the device is painstakingly slow. But new research to be conducted at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville seeks to improve radiochemistry and nuclear forensics to enhance global security.

The new Radiochemistry Center of Excellence is being established through a $1.2 million grant from the National Nuclear Security Administration for the first year, with the potential for a total of $6 million for five years. The center will focus on research and education to advance UT and NNSA laboratories such as the nearby Y-12 National Security Complex, Los Alamos National Laboratory, and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. The center will begin operating immediately. [Read more…]

Filed Under: College, Education, National Nuclear Security Administration, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Top Stories, Y-12 National Security Complex Tagged With: Arthur Ruggles, Brian Wirth, global security, grant, Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy, Howard Hall, Kurt Sickafus, Lawrence Heilbronn, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, National Academy of Sciences, National Nuclear Security Administration, NNSA, nuclear bombs, nuclear explosion, Pete Counce, radiochemistry, Radiochemistry Center, Radiochemistry Center of Excellence, University of Tennessee, UT, UT Institute for Nuclear Security, UT Medical Center, UT-ORNL Governor's Chair for Nuclear Security, Y-12 National Security Complex

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