Detection of Nuclear Weapons and Materials : Science, Technologies, Observations.

Describes science of detecting nuclear weapons and materials. Profiles and assesses nine selected advanced technologies, to illustrate range of nuclear detection projects under development. Provides observations on development of nuclear detection technologies; and explains signatures of plutonium,...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2009.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Nuclear physics > Research. Nuclear weapons. Technological innovations. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Describes science of detecting nuclear weapons and materials. Profiles and assesses nine selected advanced technologies, to illustrate range of nuclear detection projects under development. Provides observations on development of nuclear detection technologies; and explains signatures of plutonium, enriched uranium, nuclear weapons, and special nuclear material. Describes how to detect these signatures, and how to avoid detection. Includes graphs.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.