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Journal articles on the topic "United States. Defense Threat Reduction Agency"
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Warner, Steve, Nathan Platt, James F. Heagy, Jason E. Jordan, and George Bieberbach. "Comparisons of Transport and Dispersion Model Predictions of the Mock Urban Setting Test Field Experiment." Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology 45, no. 10 (October 1, 2006): 1414–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/jam2410.1.
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Abstract The potential effects of a terrorist attack involving the atmospheric release of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or other hazardous materials continue to be of concern to the United States. The Defense Threat Reduction Agency has developed a Hazard Prediction Assessment Capability (HPAC) that includes initial features to address hazardous releases within an urban environment. Improved characterization and understanding of urban transport and dispersion are required to allow for more robust modeling. In 2001, a scaled urban setting was created in the desert of Utah using shipping containers, and tracer gases were released. This atmospheric tracer and meteorological study is known as the Mock Urban Setting Test (MUST). This paper describes the creation of sets of HPAC predictions and comparisons with the MUST field experiment. Strong consistency between the conclusions of this study and a previously reported HPAC evaluation that relied on urban tracer observations within the downtown area of Salt Lake City was found. For example, in both cases, improved predictions were associated with the inclusion of a simple empirically based urban dispersion model within HPAC, whereas improvements associated with the inclusion of a more computationally intensive wind field module were not found. The use of meteorological observations closest to the array and well above the obstacle array—the sonic anemometer measurements 16 m above ground level—resulted in predictions with the best fit to the observed tracer concentrations. The authors speculate that including meteorological observations or vertical wind profiles above or upwind of an urban region might be a sufficient input to create reasonable HPAC hazard-area predictions.
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Schreiner, James. "Foreword by Guest Editor LTC James H. Schreiner, PhD, PMP, CPEM." Industrial and Systems Engineering Review 8, no. 1 (March 6, 2021): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.37266/iser.2020v8i1.pp1.
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This special issue of the Industrial and Systems Engineering Review highlights top papers from the 2020 annual General Donald R. Keith memorial capstone conference held at the United States Military Academy in West Point, NY. The conference was certainly a first of its kind virtual conference including asynchronous delivery of paper presentations followed by synchronous question and answer sessions with evaluation panels. Following a careful review of 63 total submissions, eleven were selected for publication in this journal. Unique to this year’s special edition is the mixed selection of seven project team capstone papers, and four honors research papers. Each paper incorporated features of systems or industrial engineering and presented detailed and reflective analysis on the topic. Although there are many elements which cut across the works, three general bodies of knowledge emerged in the papers including: systems engineering and decision analysis, systems design, modeling and simulation, and system dynamics.
Systems Engineering and Decision Analysis topics included three unique contributions. Recognized as ‘best paper’ at the 2020 virtual conference, the work of Robinson et al. designed a multi-year predictive cost engineering model enabled through an MS O365 Power BI decision support interface to support U.S. Army Corps of Engineer (USACE) inland waterway national investment strategies. Schloo and Mittal’s work presents research in testing and evaluation of the Engagement Skills Trainer (EST) 2000 towards improving real-world soldier performance. Gerlica et al. employs a robust and scalable K-means clustering methodology to improve decision making in defensive shift schemes for Air Force Baseball outfield personnel.
Systems Design works included three unique contributions. Binney et al. worked to design evaluation criteria for military occupational specialties associated with open-source intelligence (OSINT) analysts for the Army’s OSINT Office. Hales et al. interdisciplinary work aided in the design of search and identification systems to be incorporated on autonomous robotics to enable survivability improvements for the Army’s chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosives (CBRNE) units. Burke and Connell evaluated and designed a performance measurement-based assessment methodology for U.S. Pacific Command’s Key Leader Engagement process.
System modeling and simulation included three unique contributions: Arderi et al. simulated and assessed how the Hyper-Enabled Operator (HEO) project improves situational awareness for U.S. Special Forces using the Infantry Warrior Simulation (IWARS). Blanks et al. employed a VBA module and Xpress software for a scheduling optimization model for enhancement of final exam scheduling at the U.S. Air Force Academy. Kelley and Mittal utilized a Batch Run Analysis and Simulation Studio (BRASS) program to batch multiple iterations of IWARS scenarios to study the integration of autonomous systems alongside military units.
Finally, two unique contributions utilizing system dynamics (SD) modeling is presented: Dixon and Krueger developed a Vensim SD model to examine how policy recommendations across Central America could restrict gang activities while positively promoting women’s involvement in society. Cromer et al. utilized systems design approaches and a K-means clustering machine learning techniques to develop SD models in support of the U.S. Africa Command and Defense Threat Reduction Agency to examine the interdependence of threats across the Horn of Africa.
Thank you and congratulations to the 2020 undergraduate scholars and all authors who provided meaningful contributions through steadfast intellectual efforts in their fields of study! Well done!
LTC James H. Schreiner, PhD, PMP, CPEM
Program Director, Systems and Decision Sciences (SDS)
Department of Systems Engineering
United States Military Academy
Mahan Hall, Bldg 752, Room 423
West Point, NY 10996, USA
james.schreiner@westpoint.edu
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Parshkova, J. Yu. "The Development of the US National Missile Defense and its Impact on the International Security." MGIMO Review of International Relations, no. 1(40) (February 28, 2015): 43–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.24833/2071-8160-2015-1-40-43-48.
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The article reflects the US officials' point of view on the development of its national missile defense. The major threat to international security is the proliferation of ballistic missiles and weapons of mass destruction. The United States and the former Soviet Union made huge efforts to reduce and limit offensive arms. However, presently the proliferation of ballistic missiles spreads all over the world, especially in the Middle East, because of the ballistic missile technology falling into the hands of hostile non-state groups. Missile defenses can provide a permanent presence in a region and discourage adversaries from believing they can use ballistic missiles to coerce or intimidate the U.S. or its allies. With the possible attack regional missile defense systems will be promptly mobilized to enhance an effective deterrent. The ultimate goal of such large-scale missile defense deployment is to convince the adversaries that the use of ballistic missiles is useless in military terms and that any attack on the United States and its allies is doomed to failure. The United States has missile defense cooperative programs with a number of allies, including United Kingdom, Japan, Australia, Israel, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Czech Republic, Poland, Italy and many others. The Missile Defense Agency also actively participates in NATO activities to maximize opportunities to develop an integrated NATO ballistic missile defense capability. The initiative of the development of US BMD naturally belongs to the United States. That country has enormous technological, financial, economic, military and institutional capabilities, exceeding by far those of the other NATO members combined.
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Johnson, Loch K. "James Angleton and the Church Committee." Journal of Cold War Studies 15, no. 4 (October 2013): 128–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1162/jcws_a_00397.
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James J. Angleton, who served as chief of counterintelligence for the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from 1954 to 1974, was an important figure in the Cold War and, in a sense, the first line of defense against clandestine Soviet intelligence operations directed against the United States and its allies. In 1975 a U.S. Senate investigative committee—informally known as the Church Committee and led by Senator Frank Church—called Angleton to testify in public on his approach to counterintelligence, especially how he had become involved in illegal domestic operations in the United States. His testimony to committee staff investigators preceding the hearing, along with his public statements to senators during the hearing, displayed an extreme view of the global Communist threat. Amid ongoing revelations in the mid-1970s of illegal CIA actions, Angleton proved unable to mount an effective public defense of his approach.
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Duntemann, Mark. "ELEMENTS OF AN URBAN TREE RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM." Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Arborização Urbana 1, no. 1 (December 10, 2006): 99. http://dx.doi.org/10.5380/revsbau.v1i1.66503.
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The development of effective hazard trees assessment practices has been an important focus of urban forestry for many years. When a publicly owned tree fails and causes property damage, personal injury or death in the United States, a potential consequence for a government agency is litigation. Although managing a large public tree resource can seem daunting, simple assessment parameters can be used to identify high-risk features within the tree population. Through analysis of the interaction between high-risk elements in the tree population and definition of a long-term, managed approach to tree risk reduction, strong policies and practices can be initiated. This program emphasizes two concepts. First, implementation of a well thought out risk reduction strategy improves the overall health of the urban forest, which results in a safer urban environment. This goal is universal, regardless of national boundaries. Second, documentation and implementation of tree risk management policies forms the foundation for a government agency’s defense, if litigation ever occurred.
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Prihartanto, Prihartanto, Akhmadi Puguh Raharjo, and Qoriatu Zahro. "Model Analisis Risiko Bencana Transportasi Bahan Beracun dan Berbahaya Industri di Kabupaten Serang, Provinsi Banten." Jurnal Teknologi Lingkungan 20, no. 1 (January 31, 2019): 133. http://dx.doi.org/10.29122/jtl.v20i1.2940.
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ABSTRACTPulo Ampel Industrial Zone in Serang Regency is an industrial zone with a high level of threat from a technological hazard. One possible route this threat can be manifested is in the form of explosion potential from the storage and transport tanks of toxic and dangerous materials e.g. Ethylene and Butadiene gases. Within the framework of disaster risk reduction, disaster risk analysis is carried out which includes the analysis of threats and vulnerabilities along the path of transport of these hazardous materials. To determine the level of explosion hazard, due to the occurrence of transportation accidents, modeling using ALOHA® (Areal Locations of Hazardous Atmospheres) software, which was developed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA), was carried out. The model used in this study was the BLEVEs (Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosions) scenario during gas transportation using ISO Tank, which represents the worse possible scenario. Meanwhile, disaster vulnerability analysis is calculated based on social vulnerability aspect which includes population density and vulnerable group parameters by utilizing the scoring method in accordance to Head of BNPB Decree No.2 of 2012. Based on the hazard and vulnerability level, disaster risk maps are obtained along the Ethylene and Butadiene transport lines covering the information related to the area of the explosion which intersected with population settlement in Serang Regency, Banten Province.Keywords: risk reduction, trasportation, hazardous materials, vulnerabilities, explotionABSTRAKZona Industri Pulo Ampel di Kabupaten Serang merupakan zona industri dengan ancaman bencana kegagalan teknologi yang relatif tinggi. Ancaman bahaya yang dapat ditimbulkan diantaranya berupa potensi ledakan dari tangki-tangki penyimpanan maupun tangki transportasi bahan berbahaya dan beracun (B3) terutama gas Etilena maupun Butadiena. Dalam rangka pengurangan risiko bencana, maka dilakukanlah analisis risiko bencana terhadap tangki transportasi B3 yang meliputi analisis ancaman dan kerentanan di sepanjang jalur transportasi B3 tersebut. Untuk menentukan salah satu tingkat bahaya yang berupa ledakan akibat kecelakaan transportasi gas dilakukanlah pemodelan dengan menggunakan perangkat lunak modeling ALOHA® (Areal Locations Of Hazardous Atmospheres) yang dikembangkan oleh United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA). Model yang digunakan di dalam kajian ini menggunakan skenario ledakan terburuk berupa skenario BLEVEs (Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosions) pada saat transportasi gas menggunakan ISO Tank. Sementara analisis kerentanan bencana dihitung berdasarkan aspek kerentanan sosial yang meliputi parameter kepadatan penduduk dan kelompok rentan dengan menggunakan metode skoring sesuai Perka BNPB No. 2 Tahun 2012. Berdasarkan tingkat bahaya dan kerentanan tersebut diperolehlah peta risiko bencana di sepanjang jalur transportasi gas Etilena dan Butadiena yang meliputi informasi terkait luas area permukiman penduduk terdampak ledakan di Kabupaten Serang, Provinsi Banten.Kata kunci: pengurangan risiko, transportasi, bahan beracun dan berbahaya, kerentanan, ledakan
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Yeh, Parekh, Musralina, Sansyzbai, Tabynov, Shapieva, Richards, and Hay. "A Case History in Cooperative Biological Research: Compendium of Studies and Program Analyses in Kazakhstan." Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease 4, no. 4 (November 9, 2019): 136. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed4040136.
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Kazakhstan and the United States have partnered since 2003 to counter the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. The US Department of Defense (US DoD) has funded threat reduction programs to eliminate biological weapons, secure material in repositories that could be targeted for theft, and enhance surveillance systems to monitor infectious disease outbreaks that would affect national security. The cooperative biological research (CBR) program of the US DoD’s Biological Threat Reduction Program has provided financing, mentorship, infrastructure, and biologic research support to Kazakhstani scientists and research institutes since 2005. The objective of this paper is to provide a historical perspective for the CBR involvement in Kazakhstan, including project chronology, successes and challenges to allow lessons learned to be applied to future CBR endeavors. A project compendium from open source data and interviews with partner country Kazakhstani participants, project collaborators, and stakeholders was developed utilizing studies from 2004 to the present. An earlier project map was used as a basis to determine project linkages and continuations during the evolution of the CBR program. It was determined that consistent and effective networking increases the chances to collaborate especially for competitive funding opportunities. Overall, the CBR program has increased scientific capabilities in Kazakhstan while reducing their risk of biological threats. However, there is still need for increased scientific transparency and an overall strategy to develop a capability-based model to better enhance and sustain future research. Finally, we offer a living perspective that can be applied to further link related studies especially those related to One Health and zoonoses and the assessment of similar capability-building programs.
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Mohammed, Mouhib, Chentouf Mouad, and Guessous Amina. "Development of the irradiation facility SIBO INRA/Tangier, Morocco by upgrading cobalt-60 in a temporary pool and enhancing safety and control features." Nukleonika 62, no. 4 (December 1, 2017): 303–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/nuka-2017-0044.
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Abstract An automatic control system is one of the most important parts of an irradiation facility. The level of this control is always maintained to comply with safety procedures during routine work in this field. Also sometimes it is limited to the minimum level of regulation required due to economical aspects; some commercial systems are generally made by manufacturers of industrial facilities and considered affordable by irradiators. In some cases specific irradiation facilities tailor their control systems to their needs. For this kind of irradiator the control system can be developed and upgraded according to personal and industrial experiences. These upgrading procedures are also used by others to develop their systems. The objective of this paper is to share a local experience in upgrading security, safety systems and the use of cobalt-60 for the irradiator. It is a composite experiment at SIBO INRA/Tangier, Morocco and concerns the: (i) upgrade of cobalt-60 in a temporary pool in the SIBO irradiator in Tangier. This operation was conducted in collaboration with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and was a success story of 2014 according to the general conference of IAEA; (ii) safety and technical upgrade of the system in the SIBO irradiator made in collaboration with IAEA; (iii) installation and upgrade of the security system in accordance with the Global Threat Reduction Programme (GTRP) to reduce the threat of a Radiological Dispersal Device (RDD) in collaboration with The United States Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA).
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Gong, Yongwei, Ye Chen, Lei Yu, Junqi Li, Xingyao Pan, Zhenyao Shen, Xiang Xu, and Qianying Qiu. "Effectiveness Analysis of Systematic Combined Sewer Overflow Control Schemes in the Sponge City Pilot Area of Beijing." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 9 (April 28, 2019): 1503. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16091503.
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Combined sewer overflow (CSO) pollution poses a serious threat to the urban water environment and is more severe in old urban areas. This research uses the old urban area in the sponge city pilot area in Tongzhou District, Beijing, as the study area. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) storm water management model (SWMM) was used to establish the hydrologic and hydraulic model of this area. The model parameters were calibrated and validated based on the measured rainfall and runoff data. The results show that the Nash-Sutcliffe efficiency coefficient for calibration and validation is more than 0.74. Thirty-two sets of systematic CSO control schemes are formulated, which include the "gray (includes the pipes, pumps, ditches, and detention ponds engineered by people to manage stormwater) strategy" and "gray-green strategies", and the regularity of CSO control for "low impact development (LID) facilities at the source", "intercepting sewer pipes at the midway", and "storage tank at the end", are quantitatively analyzed. The results show that the LID facility has an average annual reduction rate of 22% for the CSO frequency and 35% to 49% for the CSO volume. The retrofitting of intercepting sewer pipes has an average annual reduction rate of 11% for the CSO frequency and 4% to 15% for the CSO volume, and the storage tank has an average annual reduction rate from 3% to 36% for the CSO volume; furthermore, the reduction rate decreases with the increase in the CSO volume reduction rate by LID facilities. When the CSO control target is stricter, the control effect of the "end" segment is more obvious, but the control efficiency is lower. By studying the variability of the storage tank volume under different control targets, it can be concluded that it is reasonable to set the CSO control target because the number of overflow events does not exceed four times per year for the study area.
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Kokeev, A. "Trans-Atlantic Relations in Germany's Foreign Policy." World Economy and International Relations 59, no. 11 (2015): 38–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.20542/0131-2227-2015-59-11-38-46.
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Relations between Germany, the US and NATO today are the core of transatlantic links. After the Cold War and the reunification of Germany, NATO has lost its former importance to Germany which was not a "frontline state" anymore. The EU acquired a greater importance for German politicians applying both for certain political independence and for establishing of a broad partnership with Russia and China. The task of the European Union Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) development has been regarded by Berlin as a necessary component of the NATO's transformation into a “balanced Euro-American alliance”, and the realization of this project as the most important prerequisite for a more independent foreign policy. Germany’s refusal to support the US invasion of Iraq in 2003 led to the first serious crisis in US Germany relations. At the same time, there was no radical break of the deeply rooted Atlanticism tradition in German policy. It was Angela Merkel as a new head of the German government (2005) who managed to smooth largely disagreements in relations with the United States. Atlanticism remains one of the fundamental foreign policy elements for any German government, mostly because Berlin’s hope for deepening of the European integration and transition to the EU CFSP seems unrealistic in the foreseeable future. However, there is still a fundamental basis of disagreements emerged in the transatlantic relationship (reduction of a military threat weakening Berlin’s dependence from Washington, and the growing influence of Germany in the European Union). According to the federal government's opinion, Germany's contribution to the NATO military component should not be in increasing, but in optimizing of military expenses. However, taking into account the incipient signs of the crisis overcoming in the EU, and still a tough situation around Ukraine, it seems that in the medium-term perspective one should expect further enhancing of Germany’s participation in NATO military activities and, therefore, a growth in its military expenses. In Berlin, there is a wide support for the idea of the European army. However, most experts agree that it can be implemented only when the EU develops the Common Foreign and Defense Policy to a certain extent. The US Germany espionage scandals following one after another since 2013 have seriously undermined the traditional German trust to the United States as a reliable partner. However, under the impact of the Ukrainian conflict, the value of military-political dimension of Germany’s transatlantic relations and its dependence on the US and NATO security guarantees increased. At the same time, Washington expects from Berlin as a recognized European leader a more active policy toward Russia and in respect of some other international issues. In the current international political situation, the desire to expand political influence in the world and achieve a greater autonomy claimed by German leaders seems to Berlin only possible in the context of transatlantic relations strengthening and solidarity within the NATO the only military-political organization of the West which is able to ensure the collective defense for its members against the external threats. However, it is important to take into consideration that not only the value of the United States and NATO for Germany, but also the role of Germany in the North Atlantic Alliance as a “representative of European interests” has increased. The role of Germany as a mediator in establishing the West–Russia relations remains equally important.
Books on the topic "United States. Defense Threat Reduction Agency"
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Harahan, Joseph P. Creating the Defense Threat Reduction Agency. [Washington, D.C.]: Defense Threat Reduction Agency, U.S. Dept. of Defense, 2002.
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Harahan, Joseph P. Creating the Defense Threat Reduction Agency. Fort Belvoir, Va: Defense Threat Reduction Agency, U.S. Department of Defense, 2002.
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United States. Defense Threat Reduction Agency. Public Affairs. DTRA connection, serving the people of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency. Washington, DC: Office of Public Affairs, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, 1999.
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A review of the dose reconstruction program of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency. Washington, D.C: National Academies Press, 2003.
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United States. Defense Threat Reduction Agency, ed. Strategic planning, 2000. Dulles, VA: Defense Threat Reduction Agency, 2000.
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United States. Defense Threat Reduction Agency. Strategic plan, 2000. Dulles, VA: Defense Threat Reduction Agency, 2000.
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United States. Defense Threat Reduction Agency. Public Affairs. The shield. Ft. Belvoir, VA: Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Public Affairs, 2010.
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United States. Defense Threat Reduction Agency, ed. Defense's nuclear agency, 1947-1997. Washington, D.C: Defense Threat Reduction Agency, U.S. Dept. of Defense, 2002.
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P, Harahan Joseph, and United States. Defense Threat Reduction Agency., eds. Responding to war, terrorism, and WMD proliferation: History of DTRA, 1998-2008. Fort Belvoir, Va: Defense Threat Reduction Agency, U.S. Dept. of Defense, 2008.
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United States. Government Accountability Office. Radiological sources in Iraq: DOD should evaluate its source recovery effort and apply lessons learned to future recovery missions : report to congressional committees. Washington, D.C: U.S. Government Accountability Office, 2005.
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Linkle, Matthew. "The Defense Threat Reduction Agency: A Note on the United States’ Approach to the Threat of Chemical and Biological Warfare." In Bioterrorism: The History of a Crisis in American Society, 209–41. Routledge, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003123644-30.
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Pope, Ronald B., and Richard R. Rawl. "Security in the Transport of Radioactive Materials." In ASME 2009 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference. ASMEDC, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/pvp2009-77089.
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The United States Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration’s (DOE/NNSA) Global Threat Reduction Initiative (GTRI), the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and active IAEA Donor States are working together to strengthen the security of nuclear and radioactive materials during transport to mitigate the risks of theft, diversion, or sabotage. International activities have included preparing and publishing the new IAEA guidance document Security in the Transport of Radioactive Material while ensuring that security recommendations do not conflict with requirements for safety during transport, and developing and providing training programs to assist other countries in implementing radioactive material transport security programs. This paper provides a brief update on the status of these transportation security efforts.
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Svitak, Frantisek, Karel Svoboda, and Josef Podlaha. "Research Reactor Spent Nuclear Fuel Shipment From the Czech Republic to the Russian Federation." In ASME 2009 12th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management. ASMEDC, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/icem2009-16195.
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In May 2004, the Global Threat Reduction Initiative agreement was signed by the governments of the United States and the Russian Federation. The goal of this initiative is to minimize, in cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, the existing threat of misuse of nuclear and radioactive materials for terrorist purposes, particularly highly enriched uranium (HEU), fresh and spent nuclear fuel (SNF), and plutonium, which have been stored in a number of countries. Within the framework of the initiative, HEU materials and SNF from research reactors of Russian origin will be transported back to the Russian Federation for reprocessing/liquidation. The program is designated as the Russian Research Reactor Fuel Return (RRRFR) Program and is similar to the U.S. Foreign Research Reactor Spent Nuclear Fuel Acceptance Program, which is underway for nuclear materials of United States origin. These RRRFR activities are carried out under the responsibilities of the respective ministries (i.e., U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Russian Federation Rosatom). The Czech Republic and the Nuclear Research Institute Rez, plc (NRI) joined Global Threat Reduction Initiative in 2004. During NRI’s more than 50 years of existence, radioactive and nuclear materials had accumulated and had been safely stored on its grounds. In 1995, the Czech regulatory body, State Office for Nuclear Safety (SONS), instructed NRI that all ecological burdens from its past activities must be addressed and that the SNF from the research reactor LVR-15 had to be transported for reprocessing. At the end of November 2007, all these activities culminated with the unique shipment to the Russian Federation of 527 fuel assemblies of SNF type EK-10 (enrichment 10% U235) and IRT-M (enrichment 36% and 80% U235) and 657 irradiated fuel rods of EK-10 fuel, which were used in LVR-15 reactor.