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1、LA-14220-TThesisApprovedforpublicrelease;distributionisunlimited.NuclearForensics:AttributingtheSourceofSpentFuelUsedinanRDDEventFundingprovidedbytheDefenseThreatReductionAgency.ThisthesiswasacceptedbytheDepartmentofNuclearEngineering,TexasA&MUniversity,Colle
2、geStation,TX,inpartialfulfillmentoftherequirementsforthedegreeofMasterofScience.ThetextandillustrationsaretheindependentworkoftheauthorandonlythefrontmatterhasbeeneditedbytheIM-1WritingandEditingStafftoconformwithDepartmentofEnergyandLosAlamosNationalLaborator
3、ypublicationpolicies.LosAlamosNationalLaboratory,anaffirmativeaction/equalopportunityemployer,isoperatedbytheUniversityofCaliforniafortheUnitedStatesDepartmentofEnergyundercontractW-7405-ENG-36.NationalNuclearSecurityAdministrationThisreportwaspreparedasanacco
4、untofworksponsoredbyanagencyoftheUnitedStatesGovernment.NeithertheRegentsoftheUniversityofCalifornia,theUnitedStatesGovernmentnoranyagencythereof,noranyoftheiremployeesmakeanywarranty,expressorimplied,orassumeanylegalliabilityorresponsibilityfortheaccuracy,co
5、mpleteness,orusefulnessofanyinformation,appara-tus,product,orprocessdisclosed,orrepresentthatitsusewouldnotinfringeprivatelyownedrights.Referencehereintoanyspecificcommercialproduct,process,orservicebytradename,trademark,manufacturer,orotherwisedoesnotnecessar
6、ilyconstituteorimplyitsendorse-ment,recommendation,orfavoringbytheRegentsoftheUniversityofCalifornia,theUnitedStatesGovernment,oranyagencythereof.TheviewsandopinionsofauthorsexpressedhereindonotnecessarilystateorreflectthoseoftheRegentsoftheUniversityofCalifor
7、nia,theUnitedStatesGovernment,oranyagencythereof.LosAlamosNationalLaboratorystronglysupportsacademicfreedomandaresearcher’srighttopublish;asaninstitution,however,theLaboratorydoesnotendorsetheviewpointofapublicationorguaranteeitstechnicalcorrectness.LA-14220-
8、TThesisIssued:June2005NuclearForensics:AttributingtheSourceofSpentFuelUsedinanRDDEventMarkRobertScottiiiABSTRACTNuclearForensics:AttributingtheSourceofSpentFuelUsedinanRDDEvent.(May2005)M