Nuclear Explosion Monitoring Research and Development Roadmaps
Abstract
The objective of this paper is to convey the central themes in the GNEM R&D technology roadmaps. Two high-level categories of roadmaps capture the signals of interest to the ground-based program: waveform and radionuclide. Utilizing scientific and operational-based program elements and associated technical themes, this roadmapping effort, builds on a continuous succession of past deliberate activities, step-by-step over decades, resulting in scientific and technical achievement, propelling the focus on the future. In the drive to lower detection thresholds, reduce location uncertainty and improve event identification, decades of concerted, peer-reviewed efforts in NEM R&D has paid off attaining a high-level of technical sophistication. In fact, compared to just ten years ago, significant progress has been made in key operational functions (detection, location and identification) and the roadmaps described here are very likely to make similar advancements over the decade to come. These roadmaps outline a way forward to ensure success. In fact, a deciding factor for program element and theme selection was the ability to project forward to credible, mission-inspired, pathways and end-products, thus providing potential topics for future proposal calls, guiding researchers, enabling collaborations with similarly driven agencies, as well as informing treaty policy makers.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 2010
- Accession Number
- ADA569618
Entities
People
- Leslie A. Casey
- W. R. Bell
Organizations
- National Nuclear Security Administration