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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"Nuclear Non-proliferation"”.
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CEνNS in Natural Zinc Superconductors and its Applications for Nuclear Non-Proliferation
The potential of neutrinos for nuclear non-proliferation has been heavily debated due to their abundance and low interaction rates. A newly discovered neutrino detection technique, referred to as Coherent Elastic Neutrino Nucleus Scattering (CEνNS), has the potential to settle this debate due to …
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From ambivalence to activism: Australia and the negotiation of the 1968 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
… negotiation and early interpretation of the 1968 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), an instrument which remains the most important global nuclear arms control measure in international law. Using data from recently released Australian government documents, the study analyses the process by …
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Nuclear non-proliferation regime effectiveness : an integrated methodology for analyzing highly enriched uranium production scenarios at gas centrifuge enrichment plants
… impact on the effectiveness of the existing nuclear non-proliferation regime. Furthermore, the success of the Pakistani Gas Centrifuge Enrichment Technology (GCET)- based nuclear weapons program has imposed a great challenge on the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) regime. In this …
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Rethinking Nonproliferation: Reforming the IAEA and Deterring NPT Withdrawal
The continued vitality and effectiveness of the nuclear non-proliferation regime (NPR) is threatened on several fronts. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), charged with monitoring compliance of states‟ nonproliferation obligations, has been incapable of enforcing these commitments or …
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THE CONFRONTATION OVER IRAN’S NUCLEAR PROGRAMME: NATURE, SCOPE, AND LEGALITY
The international nuclear proliferation regime generally and the Nuclear Non- Proliferation Treaty (NPT) in particular were created to prevent nuclear war and promote global security. However, it can be argued that the NPT has become as much a political instrument by which major states advance …
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An Agent-Based Model of the International Nuclear System
… from the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, the last decade has seen a growing number of states in possession of nuclear weapons. As states enter and exit the nuclear proliferation arena, a set of rules (implicit and otherwise) guide each action. These …
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Observation of Reactor Antineutrinos with the CHANDLER Detector
… been searching for the sterile neutrino, but none can claim either its discovery or fully rule it out. To test the sterile neutrino hypothesis, we search for short baseline oscillations using antineutrinos from nuclear reactors. We have developed a reactor antineutrino detection technology …
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Growth, Characterization, and Surface Modification of Gallium Telluride For Radiation Detection
… high quality detector-grade GaTe crystals for nuclear radiation detection. These detectors will find a wide range of applications in Homeland security, nuclear non-proliferation, medical imaging for cancer diagnostics , and high energy nuclear physics research including nuclear power plants.</p>
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Multi-Agent Relative Pose Estimation with Ultra-Wideband Ranging
… knowledge. Motivated by the applications of nuclear non-proliferation, radiological search, and radiological mapping, this thesis explores leveraging multiple ultra-wideband (UWB) ranging sensors to produce frequent inter-agent pose estimates with minimal communication overhead. This work is …
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A unified risk-Informed framework to assess the proliferation risk and license the proliferation performance of nuclear energy systems
In order to strengthen the current non-proliferation regime it is necessary to guarantee high standards of security for the sites that use, store, produce, or reprocess special nuclear materials (SNM). The current surge of interest in nuclear energy requires resolution of concerns about the …
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Security cooperation as a way to stop the spread of nuclear weapons? : Nuclear nonproliferation policies of the United States towards the Federal Republic of Germany and Israel, 1945-1968
… as a Way to Stop the Spread of Nu-clear Weapons? Nuclear Nonproliferation Policies of the United States towards the Federal Republic of Germany and Israel, 1945-1968', I study the use of security assistance as nonproliferation policy. I use insights of the Structural Realist and the Rational …
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Development of a Novel Detector Response Formulation and Algorithm in RAPID and its Benchmarking
… time and resource aspects in field of nuclear engineering. This is mainly because of the complexity of the governing equation for neutral particle transport - Linear Boltzmann Equation (LBE). The LBE includes seven independent variables with presence of integral and differential …
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Corrections to and Applications of the Antineutrino Spectrum Generated by Nuclear Reactors
… spectrum as specifically generated by nuclear reactors is studied. The topics covered include corrections and higher-order effects in reactor antineutrino experiments, one of which is covered in Ref. [1] and another contributes to Ref. [2]. In addition, a practical application, …
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Cooperation on non-proliferation: An analysis of the Treaty of Tlatelolco and the Latin American and Caribbean Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone (NWFZ)
… which created the Latin American and Caribbean Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone (LAC-NWFZ). The Treaty was opened for signature in 1967, but only in 2002, it entered into force in the 33 states of the continent. Tlatelolco’s states parties undertook to prevent any form of possession of nuclear weapons, …
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Dual Intransigence: An Assessment of the US-Iran Conflict and Prospects for Rapprochement
… Obama, made sensational claims regarding the “Nuclear Iran Question”. This study discusses the issue of a nuclear Iran, what this means for regional stability, and what America’s options are in dealing with the Islamic Republic. Specifically the researcher addresses the consequences of a strike …