Conference Papers or Presentations

Center for Nuclear Security Science and Policy Initiatives

Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station

Conference Papers or Presentations

  1. D. Lee S.S. Chirayath, "Feasibility Study of the Conversion of IRT-DPRK Research Reactor from HEU to LEU Fuel", INMM/ESARDA Joint Annual Meeting, 22-26 May 2023, Vienna, Austria.

  2. S. Martinson, S. Chirayath, P. O'Neal, "Experimental Validation Of Nuclear Forensics Methodologies For Reactor-type Attribution, Burnup Determination, And Time Since Irradiation Estimation", INMM/ESARDA Joint Annual Meeting, 22-26 May 2023, Vienna, Austria.

  3. P. O'Neal S.S. Chirayath, "Quantifying the Effect of Measurement Uncertainty on Separated Plutonium Attribution Methodology", INMM/ESARDA Joint Annual Meeting, 22-26 May 2023, Vienna, Austria.

  4. S.N. Cerezo, S.S. Chirayath, G. Long, C. Keith, "Stochastic And Data Uncertainty Quantificaiton Of MCNP Predicted Nuclide Concentrations In Fuel Burnup Simulations", INMM/ESARDA Joint Annual Meeting, 22-26 May 2023, Vienna, Austria.

  5. T. DeGuire, D. South, O. Pannucci, S. Sarnoski, T. Stockman, R. Lakis, "An Integrated Approach to Precision Neutron Measurements in a Dynamic Environment", INMM/ESARDA Joint Annual Meeting, 22-26 May 2023, Vienna, Austria.

  6. M. Ozkutuk S.S Chirayath, "Vulnerability Assessment of a Physical Protection System Design Using a Multi Path Analysis and Moving Critical Detection Points", INMM/ESARDA Joint Annual Meeting, 22-26 May 2023, Vienna, Austria.

  7. K.H. Ragusa, S.S. Chirayath, C.M. Marianno, F. Naqvi, S. Hecker, D. Mulyana, "Roadmap for a Sustainable Professional Pipeline: The Nuclear Security Education Program at the Center for Nuclear Security Science and Policy Initiatives (NSSPI) at Texas A&M University", INMM/ESARDA Joint Annual Meeting, 22-26 May 2023, Vienna, Austria.

  8. P. Kim, S. Chirayath, M. Fuhrmann, "Assessing Proliferation Risks in New Nuclear Energy Countries: The Case of Small Modular Reactors", INMM/ESARDA Joint Annual Meeting, 22-26 May 2023, Vienna, Austria.

  9. F. Naqvi, P. Levine, A. Danagoulian, "Feasibility studies of doing NRTA measurements using an AmBe neutron source", INMM/ESARDA Joint Annual Meeting, 22-26 May 2023, Vienna, Austria.

  10. G. Long, A. Trahan, M. Watson, M. Ruch, "A Comparison of Neutron Coincidence Rates Detected from Simulated Material Test Reactor Fuel Assemblies", INMM/ESARDA Joint Annual Meeting, 22-26 May 2023, Vienna, Austria.

  11. T. Harvey, "Simple Two-PMT Directional Detector for Radiation Source Localization in Nuclear Security Applications", 63rd Annual Meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management (INMM), Virtual Conference, 25-27 July 2022.

  12. P. O'Neal, "Using Machine Learning Techniques to Verify Mixed Plutonium Sample Attributes", 63rd Annual Meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management (INMM), Virtual Conference, 25-27 July 2022.

  13. S. Martinson, "Analysis of Destructive and Nondestructive Assays of Irradiated LEU Fuel Material for the Validation of MCNP and Nuclear Forensic Methodologies", 63rd Annual Meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management (INMM), Virtual Conference, 25-27 July 2022.

  14. R.M. Zedric, C.M. Marianno, S.S. Chirayath, Y. Diawara, and I. Darby , "The Effect of Irradiation Damage on the Charge Collection Efficiency of Silicon Avalanche Photodiodes", IEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, 69, 2 (2022).

  15. P. O'Neal and S. Chirayath, "Attribution Of Separated Plutonium Using Machine Learning Techniques", INMM and ESARDA Joint Annual Meeting, Virtual Meeting, August 23 - September 1, 2021.

  16. C. Gariazzo, A. Poczatek, S. Martinson, and D. Farley, "Quantum Information Science And Its Implications For International Safeguards", INMM and ESARDA Joint Annual Meeting, Virtual Meeting, August 23 - September 1, 2021.

  17. S. Choi S. Chirayath, "Investigation Of Proliferation Resistance Of Enriched Reprocessed Uranium Fuel Due To Higher Buildup Of Pu-238 At Discharge", INMM and ESARDA Joint Annual Meeting, Virtual Meeting, August 23 - September 1, 2021.

  18. D. Mulyana S. Chirayath, "Fuel Pebbles Theft Analysis For Physical Protection System Development", INMM and ESARDA Joint Annual Meeting, Virtual Meeting, August 23 - September 1, 2021.

  19. M. Saito, S.S. Chirayath, "Effects Of Reprocessed Uranium Multi-recycle On Proliferation Resistance Of Plutonium And Uranium", INMM and ESARDA Joint Annual Meeting, Virtual Meeting, August 23 - September 1, 2021.

  20. S.S. Chirayath, C.M. Marianno, K.H. Ragusa, S.A. Dewji, S. Prasad, O.E. Acuna, "The Center For Nuclear Security Science And Policy Initiatives (NSSPI) At Texas A & M University: Fifteen Years Of Excellence In Education, Research, And Workforce Development", INMM and ESARDA Joint Annual Meeting, Virtual Meeting, August 23 - September 1, 2021.

  21. S. Martinson, S. Chirayath, "Review Of Monte Carlo Neutronics Isotopic Validation Studies On Nuclear Fuel Depletion", INMM and ESARDA Joint Annual Meeting, Virtual Meeting, August 23 - September 1, 2021.

  22. A. Kalinowski, D. Pawel, K. Eckerman, M. Bellamy, D. Jokisch, S. Dewji, "Comparison of Cancer Risk Estimates from Internalized Uptake of Environmental Radionuclides", 66th Annual Meeting of the Health Physics Society, Phoenix, Arizona, July 25-29, 2021.

  23. A. Rosenstrom, E. Asano, D. Hooper, K. Griffin, C. Lee, S. Dewji, "Dosimetry Assessment of Reference Populations Exposed to Prompt Radiation Fields from Nuclear Weapons", 66th Annual Meeting of the Health Physics Society, Phoenix, Arizona, July 25-29, 2021.

  24. E. Asano, D. Coleman, A. Perry, G. Davidson, F. Dolislager, S. Walker, S. Dewji, "Hybrid Radiation Transport Methods for Detector Response Modeling of US EPA Superfund Counts Per Minute (CPM) Calculator", 66th Annual Meeting of the Health Physics Society, Phoenix, Arizona, July 25-29, 2021.

  25. A. Ash, C. Marianno, "Minimum Resolution Requirements for Gamma Identification Algorithms", 66th Annual Meeting of the Health Physics Society, Phoenix, Arizona, July 25-29, 2021.

  26. C. Bayne, C. Smith, W. Smither, J. Torres, S. Dewji, "Design Concept for Autonomous Robot for Sub-surface Environmental Characterization at Decommissioning Sites", 66th Annual Meeting of the Health Physics Society, Phoenix, Arizona, July 25-29, 2021.

  27. E. Martinez, A. Macias, J. Sexton, J. Mechelsen, S. Dewji, "Design Concept for Molten Salt Reactor Production of Molybdenum-99 using a Helium Bubbling Process Extraction", 66th Annual Meeting of the Health Physics Society, Phoenix, Arizona, July 25-29, 2021.

  28. D. Margot, L. Cochran, C. Jelsema, S. Dewji, "Uncertainty Propagation in ICRP 66 Human Respiratory Tract Model (HRTM) Applications in DCAL", 66th Annual Meeting of the Health Physics Society, Phoenix, Arizona, July 25-29, 2021.

  29. S. Dalak, S.A. Dewji, "Estimation of Protection Factors for the Transport of Radioactive Material", 66th Annual Meeting of the Health Physics Society, Phoenix, Arizona, July 25-29, 2021.

  30. S.S. Chirayath, C.A. Gariazzo, R. Righetti, and M. Naraghi, "A Novel Nuclear Material Control Technique for Pebble Bed Reactors", Transactions of American Nuclear Society, 125 (1), 758-761, December (2021).

  31. R. Kumaran, B. Wellons, and S. Prasad, "High speed computation using an FPGA with neutron-gamma scintillation detectors", Transactions of the American Nuclear Society 125 (2021) 292-295. doi: doi.org/10.13182/T125-36646.

  32. S.P. Martinson and S.S. Chirayath, "Review: Monte Carlo Neutronics Validation Studies of Burned Nuclear Material", Transactions of American Nuclear Society, 124, 580-583, June, (2021).

  33. P.J. O. Neal, S.S. Chirayath, "Separated Plutonium Attribution using Machine Learning Techniques", Transactions of American Nuclear Society, 124, 428-431, June, (2021).

  34. G.R. Long and S.S. Chirayath, "Uncertainty Quantification of Fission Product Concentration Estimation in MCNP Fuel Depletion Simulations", Transactions of American Nuclear Society, 124, 424-427, June, (2021).

  35. H. Kistle , J. Hutchinson, M. Nelson, and S.A. Dewji, "Simulated Energy Response in a Multiplicity Detector", Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, 123 , 1 (2020).

  36. W.E. Ang, S. Prasad, and R. Mahapatra, "Reactor antineutrino response using low threshold coherent elastic neutrino-nucleus scatter-based detectors", IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium & Plasma Sciences Society Conference, 31 October - 7 November 2020. Online.

  37. A. Sagadevan, S.S. Chirayath, "Feasibility Study of Remote Monitoring Systems of Spent Nuclear Fuel Dry Cask Storage", 61st Annual Meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, Baltimore, Maryland, 12-16 July 2020.

  38. S. Chirayath, R. Aoyagi, H. Sagara, "Feasibility Study of Nuclear Material Accounting in a Molten Salt Fast Reactor to Develop a Safeguards Approach", 61st Annual Meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, Baltimore, Maryland, 12-16 July 2020.

  39. E. Ordonez, C. Marianno, "Characterizing the State of Health of Polyvinyl Toluene Scintillators Using Light Reading from Photomultiplier Tube", 61st Annual Meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management (INMM), Virtual Conference, 12-16 July 2020.

  40. A. Galindo, C.M. Marianno, "Remote Laboratory for Radiation Detection and Physical Security", 61st Annual of Institute of Nuclear Materials Management (INMM), Virtual Conference, 12-16 July 2020.

  41. K. Kalra, A. Goel, and S. Chirayath, "Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Physical Protection System for Nuclear and Other Radioactive Materials Used in Research Institutes", International Conference on Nuclear Security: Sustaining and Strengthening Efforts, Vienna, Austria, 10-14 February 2020.

  42. A. Sagadevan S.S. Chirayath, "Safeguards Approaches for Remote Monitoring System of Spent Nuclear Fuel Dry Cask Storage", 2019 ANS Winter Meeting and Nuclear Technology Expo, Washington, D.C., 17 - 21 November 2019.

  43. D. Mulyana, S.S. Chirayath, "Investigation of Nuclear Safeguards Attributes Through Neutronics Simulation of Pebble Bed Reactor Core", 2019 ANS Winter Meeting and Nuclear Technology Expo, Washington, D.C., 17 - 21 November 2019.

  44. N. Anuar, C. Marianno, "Gamma Source Imaging Using Non-Negative Least Squares", 2019 ANS Winter Meeting and Nuclear Technology Expo, Washington, D.C., 17 - 21 November 2019.

  45. S.R. Kurbanbekov and S.S. Chirayath, "An Estimate of North Korean HEU Stockpile for the given Natural Uranium Reserve and Enrichment Capacities", 60th Annual Meeting of the Institute for Nuclear Materials Management (INMM), Palm Desert, California, 14-18 July 2019.

  46. S. Singh S. Prasad, "Geometry Independent Mass Determination using Gamma-Ray Measurements", 60th Annual Meeting of the Institute for Nuclear Materials Management (INMM), Palm Desert, California, 14-18 July 2019.

  47. I. Halvic and S. Prasad, "Genetic Algorithm for Spectrum Reconstruction of Neutron Sources", 60th Annual Meeting of the Institute for Nuclear Materials Management (INMM), Palm Desert, California, 14-18 July 2019.

  48. K. Rathore, J. Osborn, M. Fuhrmann, S. Chirayath, "Investigating Iran’s Nuclear Latency Subject to the Status of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action", 60th Annual Meeting of the Institute for Nuclear Materials Management (INMM), Palm Desert, California, 14-18 July 2019.

  49. A. Milojevich, S. Martinson, C. Marianno, S. Chirayath, J. Creasy, "Enhancing Research Reactor Safeguards Through the Use of Mailbox Declarations", 60th Annual Meeting of the Institute for Nuclear Materials Management (INMM), Palm Desert, California, 14-18 July 2019.

  50. C.M. Marianno, K.M. Cook, "The Use of PET-CT to Evaluate Internal and External Contamination on a Canine Exposed to a Contaminated Environment", 64th Annual Meeting of the Health Physics Society, Orlando, Florida, 7-11 July 2019.rn

  51. M. Chen, L. Cochran, C. Marianno, "Validation of a Dose Assessment Tool to be Used in Loose Contamination Exercises", 64th Annual Meeting of the Health Physics Society, Orlando, Florida, 7-11 July 2019.

  52. C. Foreman, S. Dewji, "Estimation of External Dose Rates to Hotel Workers from I-131 Patients", 64th Annual Meeting of the Health Physics Society, Orlando, Florida, 7-11 July 2019.

  53. J. Einkauf, A. Wilcox, J. Burns, "Bismuthate Behavior with Used Nuclear Fuel Species in Nitric Acid", 2019 American Nuclear Society Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, 9-13 June 2019.

  54. J. King, S. Chirayath, E. Aboud, V. Bautista, P. Behne, H. Boo, R. Brownfield, J. Chisholm, K. Cook, A. Edwin, H. Kistle, P. O’Neal, E. Ordonez, M. Ramirez, S. Ricketts, R. Suh, "Safety Evaluation of a Spent Fuel Dry-Storage Canister with Various Fill Materials", Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, 120 (2019).

  55. K. Rathore S.S. Chirayath, "Investigation on Iran’s Nuclear Weapon Latency Time in Case of Non-Compliance with JCPOA", Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, 120 (2019).

  56. K. Smith, P. Tsvetkov, M. Kim, L. Shao, S.S. Chirayath, "Floating Micro-Modular-Reactor Concept for Localized Power Outages", Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, 120 (2019).

  57. S. Woo, S. Prasad, S. Chirayath, "Investigation of Void Formations Using Neutron Measurements in Filler Materials for Dual-Purpose Canisters", Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, 120 (2019).

  58. J. Wagner, D. Peplow, "Validation of the Shift Monte Carlo Code--Neutron Field Measurements in a Concrete Labyrinth", 2019 American Nuclear Society Annual meeting Minneapolis, MN, 9-13 June 2019.

  59. S.A. Dewji, "A Roadmap to a Roadmap: Perspectives on Recent Low Dose Initiatives in the United States", Plenary. 3rd International Conference on Dosimetry and its Applications, Lisbon, Portugal, 27-31 May 2019.

  60. S. Dewji, K. Bales, E. Asano, K. Veinot, K. Eckerman, S. Hart, L. Finklea, A. Ansari, "Estimation of External Contamination and Exposure Rates Due to Fission Product Release", 3rd International Conference on Dosimetry and its Applications, Lisbon, Portugal, 27-31 May 2019.

  61. S.A. Dewji, "Grand Challenges in the American Nuclear Society: Resolutions by 2030", Plenary. 3rd International Conference on Dosimetry and its Applications, Lisbon, Portugal, 27-31 May 2019.

  62. K. Hogue, J. Cooley, S.S. Chirayath, "Safeguards by Design in Nuclear Engineering Design Courses: Engaging Universities in Safeguards by Design", IAEA Symposium on International Safeguards, Vienna, Austria, November 5-8, (2018).

  63. R. Schafer, E. Kitcher, S. Chirayath, "Uncertainty Analysis of Fission Product Concentrations in MCNP Depletion Calculations", ANS Topical on Advances in Nuclear Nonproliferation Technology & Policy Conference (ANTPC), September 23-27, (2018).

  64. Y. Minamigawa, E. Kitcher, S. Chirayath, "Statistical Analysis of Fission Product Concentration Uncertainties from MCNP6 Multi-Time Step Depletion Calculation", ANS Topical on Advances in Nuclear Nonproliferation Technology & Policy Conference (ANTPC), September 23-27, (2018).

  65. H. Boo, S. Woo, S. Chirayath, "Safeguards Analysis of Pyroprocessing Product Ingot Diversions Possible Through Neutron Source Substitutions", ANS Topical on Advances in Nuclear Nonproliferation Technology & Policy Conference (ANTPC), September 23-27, (2018).

  66. J. Osborn, K. Glennon, E. Kitcher, J. Burns, C. III, S. Chirayath, "Experimental Validation of a Nuclear Forensics Methodology for Source Reactor-Type Discrimination of Chemically Separated Plutonium", presented at 59th Annual Meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, Baltimore, Maryland, July 22-26, 2018.

  67. A. Sagadevan, S. Chirayath, A. Worrall, "Risk Informed Safeguards Approaches for Molten Salt Reactors", presented at 59th Annual Meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, Baltimore, Maryland, July 22-26, 2018.

  68. E. Kitcher, J. Osborn , M. Marciniak, G. Garcia, B. Batista, S. Chirayath, "Application of Safeguards to a Molten Salt Reactor", presented at 59th Annual Meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, Baltimore, Maryland, July 22-26, 2018.

  69. Y. Setiawan S.S. Chirayath, "Stochastic Approach in Single Path Analysis of Adversary’s Intrusion Strategies in Physical Protection System (PPS) Effectiveness Evaluation", presented at 59th Annual Meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, Baltimore, Maryland, July 22-26, 2018.

  70. D. Mulyana S.S. Chirayath, "Nonproliferation Challenges within High Temperature Gas Reactor Fuel Cycles", presented at 59th Annual Meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, Baltimore, Maryland, July 22-26, 2018.

  71. E.D. Kitcher and S.S. Chirayath, "Improving Multi-Physics Coupling Scheme for the Analysis of Xenon-Induced Power Oscillations", Transactions of American Nuclear Society, 2017 ANS Winter Meeting, October 29-November 2, (2017).

  72. S.S. Chirayath, P.J. O'Neal, "Methodology Development for Combined Evaluation of Security and Safety Risk", Transactions of American Nuclear Society, 2017 ANS Winter Meeting, October 29-November 2, (2017).

  73. J. Chen, M. Shah, S.S. Chirayath, C. Gariazzo, C.M. Marianno, "Radiological Surveillance System Optimization and Development of Facility Operational Guidelines for the Safeguard Laboratory Complex at Texas A&M University", 58th Annual Meeting of the International Nuclear Materials Management, Indian Wells, CA, 16-20 July 2017.

  74. G. Emery C.M. Marianno, "Remotely Accessible Radiation Detection Laboratory for Distance Education", 62nd Annual Meeting of the Health Physics Society, Raleigh, North Carolina, 9-13 July 2017.

  75. J.T. Falkner C.M. Marianno, "Modeling Minimum Detectable Activity as a Function of Velocity", 62nd Annual Meeting of the Health Physics Society, Raleigh, North Carolina, 9-13 July 2017.

  76. I.Y. Tsorxe C.M. Marianno, "Ground Survey of Disaster City Training Area in Preparation for a Short-Lived Radiological Contamination Exercise", 62nd Annual Meeting of the Health Physics Society, Raleigh, North Carolina, 9-13 July 2017.

  77. A.J. Wilcox, B.A. Moyer, J.D. Burns, "A New Group Crystallization Approach in Used Nuclear Fuel Recycling: A Look at Fission Product Behaviors", 2017 ANS Summer Meeting and Nuclear Technology Expo, San Francisco, CA, June 11-15, 2017.

  78. S. Dazely, A. Bernstein, T. Classen, R. Reedy, D. Hellfeld, M. Duvall, C.M. Marianno, "Detection based on 6Li-doped Pulse Shape Sensitive Plastic Scintillator", The 2017 International Conference on the Applications of Nuclear Techniques. Crete, Greece June 11-17, 2017.

  79. Jonathan D. Burns, Andrew J. Wilcox, Bruce A. Moyer, "Hexavalent Actinide Co-Crystallization: A Closer Look at the Behavior of the Fission Products", 41st Actinide Separation Conference, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL, May 23-25, 2017.

  80. Andrew J. Wilcox, Bruce A. Moyer, Jonathan D. Burns, "Behavior of Sodium Bismuthate as an Oxidizing Agent for a Hexavalent Actinide Co-Crystallization Process", 41st Actinide Separation Conference, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL, May 23-25, 2017.

  81. Jonathan D. Burns, Abraham Clearfield, "Separation of oxidized actinides from lanthanides with UMOF ion exchange materials", 41st Actinide Separation Conference, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL, May 23-25, 2017.

  82. M.A. Hawila and S. Chirayath, "Probabilistic Risk Assessment of Spent Fuel Pool Cooling System Failure Considering Safety and Security Initiating Events", ANS Winter Meeting & Expo, Las Vegas, NV, 06-10 November 2016.

  83. T. Aoki, S.S. Chirayath, H. Sagara, "Material Balance Area Design for the Transuranic Fuel Cycle Employing High Temperature Gas Cooled Reactors", ANS Winter Meeting & Expo, Las Vegas, NV, 06-10 November 2016.

  84. P.A. Behne, G.E. McMath, G.W. McKinney, C.M. Marianno , "Predicting Solar Modulation Potentials for Modeling Cosmic Background Radiation", ANS Winter Meeting & Expo, Las Vegas, NV, 06-10 November 2016.

  85. C. Gariazzo, S. Chirayath, C.M. Marianno, M. Shah, D.M. Trombetta, "Developing a Radiological Surveillance Education Exercise at Texas A&M University", 57th Annual Meeting of the Institute for Nuclear Materials Management (INMM), Atlanta, Georgia, 24-28 July 2016.

  86. S. Chirayath, M.A. Hawila, "Methodology for Combined Nuclear Security and Safety Risk Analysis", 57th Annual Meeting of the Institute for Nuclear Materials Management (INMM), Atlanta, Georgia, 24-28 July 2016.

  87. T. Jacomb-Hood, L. Scott, M. Shah, K. Ford, S. Horowitz, M. Subbaiah, C. Gariazzo, S. Chirayath, D. Kovacic, S. Mladineo, M. Schanfein, M. Koskelo, "The Safeguards and Organizational Culture Workshop", 57th Annual Meeting of the Institute for Nuclear Materials Management (INMM), Atlanta, Georgia, 24-28 July 2016.

  88. G. Coles, A. White, V. Fitch, and M. Subbaiah, "Probabilistic Model Using Correlates of Sensitive Technologies and Expert Judgment", 57th Annual Meeting of the Institute for Nuclear Materials Management (INMM), Atlanta, Georgia, 24-28 July 2016.

  89. M. Johansen, W. Charlton, D. Sweeney, "Study of the Nuclear Latency Value of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action with the Islamic Republic of Iran", 57th Annual Meeting of the Institute for Nuclear Materials Management (INMM), Atlanta, Georgia, 24-28 July 2016.

  90. G. Agrawal, S.S. Chirayath, P. Munshi, "Determination of Physical Protection System Effectiveness of a Hypothetical Facility, the Lagassi Institute of Medicine and Physics (LIMP)", 57th Annual Meeting of the Institute for Nuclear Materials Management (INMM), Atlanta, Georgia, 24-28 July 2016.

  91. V. Pandey, S. Chirayath, S. Singh, "Synergy Between Nuclear Safety and Security: Modeling of Relationship for Individuals to Reduce Risk of Insider Threat", 57th Annual Meeting of the Institute for Nuclear Materials Management (INMM), Atlanta, Georgia, 24-28 July 2016.

  92. L.E. Dromgoole, C.M. Marianno, J.W. Poston, "Preliminary Dose Assessment for Emergency Response Exercise at Disaster City Using Unsealed Radioactive Contamination", 61st Annual Meeting of the Health Physics Society (HPS), Spokane, Washington, 17-21 July 2016.

  93. C. Marianno, J.T. Falkner, T. Jacomb-Hood, J. Trevino, L. Dromgoole, M. Shah, M. Boyd, G. Emory, D. Murchison, "Mobile Radiation Detection Security Sweeps as Teaching Tool", 61st Annual Meeting of the Health Physics Society (HPS), Spokane, Washington, 17-21 July 2016.

  94. J. Trevino, C. Marianno, J. Poston, and J. Ford, "Calculation of Scaled Dose Rate Conversion Factors for Search and Rescue Dogs", 61st Annual Meeting of the Health Physics Society (HPS), Spokane, Washington, 17-21 July 2016.

  95. B.A. Moyer, J.D. Burns, "Co-crystallization of hexavalent actinide nitrates: Group actinide separation of uranium through americium", 5th International ATALANTE Conference on Nuclear Chemistry for Sustainable Fuel Cycles, Montpellier, France, 5-10 June 2016.

  96. A.D. Williams, A. Solodov, D.R. Boyle, A.H. Mohagheghi, P.A. Beeley, "Regional, Educational & Strategic: the Gulf Nuclear Energy Infrastructure Institute in Year 5", 2015 American Nuclear Society Winter Meeting, Washington, DC, November 8-12, 2015.

  97. E. Kitcher and S.S. Chirayath, "Analysis of a Generic Small Modular Integral Pressurized Water Reactor: Burnable Absorber Rod Materials", 2015 American Nuclear Society Winter Meeting, Washington, DC, November 8-12, 2015.

  98. C. Hughes, A. Daluka, and S.S. Chirayath, "Developing a Mathematical Scheme to Combine Single-Parameter Perturbation Results in Radiation Transport Calculations to Predics Joined Paremeter Perturbations", 2015 American Nuclear Society Winter Meeting, Washington, DC, November 8-12, 2015.

  99. R. Elmore, I. Osborne-Lee, R. Wilkins, B. Gersey, C. Marianno, "Answering the Scientific National Security Call in Nuclear Forensics: The Prairie View A&M University Approach to the Nuclear Forensics for Minority Serving Institutions Partnership", 2015 American Nuclear Society Winter Meeting, Washington, DC, November 8-12, 2015.

  100. W.A. Wilde, R.R. Murphy, D.A. Shell, and C.M. Marianno , "Man-Packable Unmanned Surface Vehicle for Radiation Localization and Forensics", 2015 IEEE International Symposium on Safety, Security, and Rescue Robots, West Lafayette, Indiana, October 18-20, 2015.

  101. S.S. Chirayath, "Nuclear Security Education at Texas A&M University", International Nuclear Atlantic Conference, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 4-9 October 2015.

  102. Trevino, J., Marianno, C., Poston Sr., J., Ford, J., Bissett, W. , "Post RDD-Scenario Dosimetry of Search and Rescue Dogs", Health Physics Society 60th Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, Indiana, 12-16 July 2015.

  103. Shah, M., Marianno, C., Khatri, S. , "An Increase in Optical Photon Collection Efficiency of a Sodium Iodide Crystal", Health Physics Society 60th Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, Indiana, 12-16 July 2015.

  104. C.M. Marianno, "Terrorist Threat and Consequence Management in Radiological Security", Health Physics Society 60th Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, Indiana, 12-16 July 2015.

  105. Sunil Chirayath, Royal A. Elmore, "Nuclear Facility Insider and Outsider Threat Upgrades to Proliferation Resistance Analysis Tool, PRAETOR", INMM 56th Annual Meeting, Indian Wells, California, 12-16 July 2015.

  106. Daniel Hellfeld, Steven Dazeley, Adam Bernstein, Craig Marianno. , "Nuclear Reactor Antineutrino Directionality via Elastic Electron Scattering in a Gd-doped Water Cherenkov Detector", INMM 56th Annual Meeting, Indian Wells, California, 12-16 July 2015.

  107. Mohammad Hawila, Sunil S. Chirayath, William Charlton. , "Nuclear Security Risk Evaluation Using Adversary Pathway Analysis Methodology for an Insider-Outsider Collusion Scenario", INMM 56th Annual Meeting, Indian Wells, California, 12-16 July 2015.

  108. Jennifer L. Erchinger, John L. Orrell, Craig E. Aalseth, Bruce E. Bernacki, Matthew Douglas, Erin C. Finn, Erin S. Fuller, Martin E. Keillor, Shannon M. Morley, Crystal A. Mullen, Mark E. Panisko, Sarah M. Shaff, Glen A. Warren, Michael E. Wright, "Development of an Ultra-Low Background Liquid Scintillation Counter for Trace Level Analysis", INMM 56th Annual Meeting, Indian Wells, California, 12-16 July 2015.

  109. Alexer Solodov, Matthew Sternat, Adam Williams, David Boyle, Amir Mohagheghi, Philip Beeley, Robert Finch, "Expanding into Research Opportunities: Gulf Nuclear Energy Infrastructure Institute (GNEII) in Year 4", INMM 56th Annual Meeting, Indian Wells, California, 12-16 July 2015.

  110. Alsalman, A., Marianno, C., "Evaluation of Polyvinyl Toluene Plastic Detectors to Distinguish Man-Made Sources from NORM", Health Physics Society 60th Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, Indiana, 12-16 July 2015.

  111. J. Cavaluzzi, P. Nelson, V. Moiseytseva, "Computational Evaluation of Station Blackout", Proceedings of the ANS Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, 7-11 June 2015.

  112. R. Elmore, W. S. Charlton, "Nonproliferation Informatics: Employing Bayesian Analysis, Agent Based Modeling, and Information Theory for Dynamic Proliferation Pathway Studies", 2015 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Intelligence and Security Informatics Conference, Baltimore, MD, May 27-29, 2015

  113. T.K. Bhardwaj, P. Mendoza, R. Du, M. Bencomo, J. Allred, M. Swinney, C. Folden, S.S. Chirayath, "Determination of decontamination factor for various radioisotopes during the PUREX process of irradiated DUO2", 249th American Chemical Society National Meeting and Exposition, Denver, CO, USA, March 22-26, 2015.

  114. A. Solodov, P.A. Beeley, A.D. Williams, A.H. Mohagheghi, R.J. Finch, and D.R. Boyle, "Developing the Gulf Nuclear Energy Infrastructure Institute for Regional Expansion", American Nuclear Society, Conference on Nuclear Training and Education (CONTE), Jacksonville, FL, February 1-4, 2015.

  115. R. Elmore, W. S. Charlton, "Nuclear Nonproliferation Analysis Using Agent Based Modeling in an Entropy Empowered Intelligent Agent Bayesian Framework", 2014 Winter Simulation Conference, Savannah, GA, December 7-10, 2014

  116. M.W. Swinney S.S. Chirayath, "Comparison of FBR and HFIR Monte-Carlo Simulations with Validation from Gamma Spectroscopy in Support of the NFASP Project", 2014 ANS Winter Meeting, Annaheim, CA, 9-13 November 2014

  117. R.A. Elmore, S.S. Chirayath, S. Edreev, "Proliferation Resistance Analysis of Nuclear Fuel Cycle Facilities to Quantify the Importance of Containment, Surveillance and Physical Protection Systems", 2014 American Nuclear Society Winter Meeting, Annaheim, CA, 9-13 November 2014

  118. M. Subbaiah, W.S. Charlton, R. Elmore, R. Coogan, and D. Sweeney, "Effect of Grouping Motivations on State Proliferation Pathways", 2014 American Nuclear Society Winter Meeting, Annaheim, CA, 9-13 November 2014

  119. R. Elmore, and W. S. Charlton, "Addressing Challenges to Contemporary Nonproliferation Models and Methods through Bayesian Analysis and Agent Based Modeling", Inaugural US-UK Project on Nuclear Issues (PONI) Conference, Reading, UK, November 4-5, 2014

  120. T.K. Bhardwaj, J. Allred, K. Jones, P. Mendoza, R. Du, C. Folden, S.S. Chirayath, "Nuclear forensics program at Texas A&M University", 248th American Chemical Society National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, USA, August 10-14, 2014.

  121. M. Smith, C.M. Marianno, T. Coles, D. Custead, S. Horowitz, T. Lancon, and P. Mendoza, "Determining Location of a Radiation Source in a Box", 59th Annual Meeting Health Physics Society, Baltimore, Maryland, 13-17 July 2014.

  122. C.M. Marianno, M. Smith, J. Trevino, and J. Erchinger, "A Radiation Contamination Exercise for Urban Search and Rescue Teams", 59th Annual Meeting Health Physics Society, Baltimore, Maryland, 13-17 July 2014.

  123. J. Erchinger and C.M. Marianno, "Utilizing RadResponder in Emergency Response Instruction", 59th Annual Meeting Health Physics Society, Baltimore, Maryland, 13-17 July 2014.

  124. M. Shah, C. Marianno, and S. Khatri, "Radiation Detection Using Integrated Circuits", 59th Annual Meeting Health Physics Society, Baltimore, Maryland, 13-17 July 2014.

  125. N. Quintero, R. Khraisat, R. Elmore, J. Erchinger, M. Shah, S. Gerlt, R Zedric, M.T. Bani Ahmad, Z. Al-Taher, "Comparative Analysis of 3S Curriculum", 55th Annual Meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, Atlanta, Georgia, 20-14 July 2014.

  126. M.D. Shah, C. Marianno, S.P. Khatri, D.R. Boyle, "Simulation Analysis of Scintillation in Sodium Iodide Detector", 55th Annual Meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, Atlanta, Georgia, 20-14 July 2014.

  127. J.M. Osborn, T.M. Coles, and S.S. Chirayath, "Trace Fission Product Ratios for Nuclear Forensics Attribution of Weapons-Grade Plutonium Separated from Fuel Irradiated in Thermal and Fast Reactor Types", 55th Annual Meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, Atlanta, Georgia, 20-14 July 2014.

  128. C.C. Keith W.S. Charlton, "Investigation of Trace U-236 Content Variation in Geologic Uranium Deposits", 55th Annual Meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, Atlanta, Georgia, 20-14 July 2014.

  129. R.M. Zedric, D. Henzlova, W. Charlton, S. Tobin, J. Hendricks, H. Trellue. , "Monte Carlo Modeling of the Californium-Interrogation with Prompt Neutron (CIPN) Device for Spent Nuclear Fuel Measurements", 55th Annual Meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, Atlanta, Georgia, 20-14 July 2014.

  130. C.A. Gariazzo, K. Spence, "Sharing the U.S. Perspective of Academic Collaboration in Nuclear Nonproliferation, Security, and Safeguards: Texas A&M University and Tomsk Polytechnic University", 55th Annual Meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, Atlanta, Georgia, 20-14 July 2014.

  131. S.B. Gerlt, P. Nelson, S Rajgopal, L.V. Krishnan, "Towards Safeguarding the Fast Breeder Reactor Fuel Cycle", 55th Annual Meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, Atlanta, Georgia, 20-14 July 2014.

  132. C. Gariazzo, "Determining the Benefits of Nuclear Material and Arms Control on Nuclear Security", 55th Annual Meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, Atlanta, Georgia, 20-14 July 2014.

  133. J. Eigenbrodt, S.J. Tobin, W.S. Charlton, A.M. Bolind, H.O. Menlove, M. Seya, H.R. Trellue, "PNAR Measurements of Fugen Fuel", 55th Annual Meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, Atlanta, Georgia, 20-14 July 2014.

  134. T.W. Jacomb-Hood, "Presenting Radioisotope Identi cation Detectors (RIIDs) for Threat Detection to Non-technical Professionals", American Nuclear Society Student Conference 2014, State College, PA, 5 April 2014.

  135. R. Elmore, W.S. Charlton, S. Chirayath, "Sensitivity Analysis with PRAETOR for Diversion of Plutonium Self-Protected with Pu-238", Transactions of the 2013 American Nuclear Society Winter Meeting, Washington, D.C., 10-14 November 2013.

  136. C.M. Marianno, "Radiological Emergency Response Education: Teaching the Next Generation of Radiation Professionals", 58th Annual Health Physics Society Meeting, Madison, Wisconsin, 10 July 2013.

  137. J. Trevino and C.M. Marianno, "Dose Estimation and Effects of Radioactive Particulate Inhalation in Search and Rescue Dogs"", 58th Annual Health Physics Society Meeting, Madison, Wisconsin, 10 July 2013.

  138. M. Volia C.M. Marianno, "A review of the Indonesian Emergency Response Plan", 58th Annual Health Physics Society Meeting, Madison, Wisconsin, 10 July 2013.

  139. M.R. Smith C.M. Marianno, "Analysis of Radionuclide Deposition Ratios from the Fukushima-Daiichi Incident", 58th Annual Health Physics Society Meeting, Madison, Wisconsin, 10 July 2013.

  140. M. Grypp C.M. Marianno, "An Analysis of a Spreader Bar Crane Mounted Gamma Ray Radiation Detection System", 58th Annual Health Physics Society Meeting, Madison, Wisconsin, 10 July 2013.

  141. E.A. Pedicini, C.M. Marianno, and W.S. Charlton, "Passive Neutron Detection in Ports for Homeland Security Applications", 58th Annual Health Physics Society Meeting, Madison, Wisconsin, 10 July 2013.

  142. J.W. Poston, S.S. Chirayath, P.V. Tsvetkov, C.M. Marianno, R.P. Kelly, and E.D. Kitcher, "Radiation Shield Design and Dose Rate Analysis of the Independent Spent Fuel Dry Cask Storage Installation at Commanche Peak Power Plant", Health Physics Society 58th Annual Meeting, Madison, Wisconsin, USA, 7-11, July 2013.

  143. A. Khudoleeva, S.S. Chirayath, and W.S. Charlton, "Conceptual Development of the Remote Monitoring System for Safeguarding of the Dry Cask Storage Facilities", INMM 54th Annual Meeting, 14-18 July 2013, Palm Desert, California, USA.

  144. J.M. Osborn, S.S. Chirayath, W.S. Charlton, "Neutronics Analysis of Fast Breeder Reactor Core to Support the Plutonium Fingerprinting for Forensics (PuFF) Project", INMM 54th Annual Meeting, 14-18 July 2013, Palm Desert, California, USA.

  145. T.M. Coles, S.S. Chirayath, W.S. Charlton, "Nuclear Forensics Signature Analysis of Thermal Reactor Produced Weapons-grade Plutonium", INMM 54th Annual Meeting, 14-18 July 2013, Palm Desert, California, USA.

  146. J. Miller, B. Goddard, P. Nelson, S. Paranjape, A. Littlefield, "Texas A&M University and India Academic Exchange Collaboration of Best Practices in Nuclear Security Education", INMM 54th Annual Meeting, 14-18 July 2013, Palm Desert, California, USA.

  147. R.A. Elmore and W. Charlton, "Bayesian Network Environment for Agent Based Modeling Proliferation Risk Analysis", INMM 54th Annual Meeting, 14-18 July 2013, Palm Desert, California, USA.

  148. J.S. Feener W.S. Charlton, "Initial Results of Nuclear Fluorescence Imaging for Arms Control Verification", INMM 54th Annual Meeting, 14-18 July 2013, Palm Desert, California, USA.

  149. D.J. Sweeney W.S. Charlton, "Simulating State Proliferation for Nuclear Weapons Latency", INMM 54th Annual Meeting, 14-18 July 2013, Palm Desert, California, USA.

  150. R.J. Finch, A.M. Al-Madhloum, M.J. Schuller, D.R. Boyle, A.H. Mohagheghi, F. Ghanbari, A.D. Williams, and P.A. Beeley , "The Gulf Nuclear Energy Infrastructure Institute (GNEII) after Three Years", INMM 54th Annual Meeting, 14-18 July 2013, Palm Desert, California, USA.

  151. M.D. Shah N. Parikh, "Application of Fault Detection, Diagnosis and Fault Tolerant Control Algorithm to a Benchmark Multi Input Multi Output Quadruple Tank Process", INMM 54th Annual Meeting, 14-18 July 2013, Palm Desert, California, USA.

  152. A. Solodov, T. Guzzardo, M. Ilman Abidin, and K. Kusbandono, "Quantification of Thorium Content in Mining Tailings Using Non-Destructive Assay Techniques", INMM 54th Annual Meeting, 14-18 July 2013, Palm Desert, California, USA.

  153. C. Gariazzo, "The Nuclear Facilities Experience: A Joint 3S Educational Endeavor for Students from Japan, Vietnam, Russia, and the United States", INMM 54th Annual Meeting, 14-18 July 2013, Palm Desert, California, USA.

  154. G.R. Spence, "NRX Reactor Spent Fuel Study", INMM 54th Annual Meeting, 14-18 July 2013, Palm Desert, California, USA.

  155. J. Miller, W. Charlton, and R. Steiner, "Investigation of Trace Uranium in Biological Matrices", INMM 54th Annual Meeting, 14-18 July 2013, Palm Desert, California, USA.

  156. J. Erchinger, C. Marianno, and A. Herring, "Development of a Custom Portal Monitor for Detection of Radioactive Contamination on Livestock", 58th Annual Health Physics Society Meeting, Madison, Wisconsin, 10 July 2013.

  157. E. Kitcher, S.S. Chirayath, "Neutronics Performance Analysis of a Small Modular Integral Pressurized Water Reactor", 2013 American Nuclear Society Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, June 16-20, 2013.

  158. J. S. Feener W. S. Charlton, "Preliminary Results of Nuclear Fluorescence Imaging of Alpha and Beta Emitting Sources", Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation Measurement Methods and their Applications 3rd Conference, Marseille, France, 23-27 June 2013.

  159. A. Elshennawy, C.M. Marianno, S.P. Khatri, "Architecture and 3D device simulation of a PIN diode-based Gamma radiation detector", Proceedings of the 23rd ACM international conference on Great lakes symposium on VLSI, Paris, France, 2-4 May 2013

  160. B. Goddard, W. Charlton, M. Swinhoe, Paolo Peerani, "Expanding the Capabilities of Neutron Multiplicity Measurements: Conclusions from a Four Year Project", Proceedings of the 35th ESARDA Annual Meeting, 27-30 May, 2013, Bruges, Belgium.

  161. J. Eigenbrodt, W. Charlton, H.O. Menlove, S.J. Tobin, M. Seya, H.R. Trellue, A.M. Bolind, "Simulations and Preparation for PNAR Measurements of Fugen Fuel", Proceedings of the 35th ESARDA Annual Meeting, 27-30 May, 2013, Bruges, Belgium.

  162. J.M. Osborn, T.M. Coles, A.R. Twaddle, S.S. Chirayath, W.S. Charlton, "Nuclear forensics signature analysis of fast and thermal reactor produced weapons-grade plutonium", 245th American Chemical Society National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, USA, April 7-11, 2013.

  163. C.M. Marianno, J.L. Erchinger, and A.D. Herring, "Using a Specialized Radiation Portal System to Monitor Livestock Following a Radiological Incident", 23rd Annual National Radiological Emergency Preparedness Conference, Austin, Texas, 8-11 April 2013.

  164. L. Dromgoole and C.M. Marianno, "A Case for Changing I-131 Transfer Factors Based on Changes in Dairy Industry Practices", 23rd Annual National Radiological Emergency Preparedness Conference, Austin, Texas, 8-11 April 2013.

  165. B. Goddard, W. Charlton, C. Marianno, "Development of a Neutron Multiplicity Counting Experiment at Texas A&M University", American Nuclear Society 2013 Student Conference, 4-6 April 2013, Boston, Massachussetts.

  166. R. Elmore, W.S. Charlton, S. Chirayath, "Comparative Analysis of Nuclear Nonproliferation Proliferation Resistance Approaches", Transactions of the 2012 American Nuclear Society Winter Meeting, San Diego, CA, 11-15 November 2012.

  167. R. Elmore, W.S. Charlton, S. Chirayath, "Nuclear Proliferation Resistance Model Backgrounds and Method Comparative Analysis", 84th Annual National Technical Association Conference, Baltimore, MD, 19-21 September 2012.

  168. J. Cavaluzzi, C. Gilmore, B. Khan, M. H. Tran , "Probability of the Loss of Offsite Power and Damage to Road Network Due to a Rare Event", Proceedings of the 2012 20th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering collocated with the ASME 2012 Power Conference ICONE20-POWER2012, Anaheim, California, July 30 - August 3, 2012.

  169. N.G. Chregowda, W.S. Charlton, S.S. Chirayath, Y. Ham, S. Sitaraman, G.H. Ahn , "Assessment of the Fingerprinting Method for Verification of Spent Fuel in MACSTOR KN-400 CANDU Spent Fuel Dry Storage", 53rd Annual Meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, Orlando, Florida, 15-19 July 2012.

  170. R.A. Elmore, W. Charlton, and S. Chirayath., "Proposed Benchmark Cases for Proliferation Risk Assessment Modeling.", 53rd Annual Meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, Orlando, Florida, 15-19 July 2012.

  171. B. Goddard, W. Charlton, L. Evans, and P. Peerani, "An Analysis Technique for Active Neutron Multiplicity Measurements Based on First Principles", 53rd Annual Meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, Orlando, Florida, 15-19 July 2012.

  172. K.M. Putman and W.S. Charlton, "Identifying the Policy Value of Pre-Detonation Nuclear Forensics to Deter Weapons Transfer from States to Non-State Actors", 53rd Annual Meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, Orlando, Florida, 15-19 July 2012.

  173. S.L. Stewart, M.T. Swinhoe, J.L. Thron, W.H. Geist, W.S. Charlton, "Monte Carlo Modeling of Correlations in Pulsed Neutron Data", 53rd Annual Meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, Orlando, Florida, 15-19 July 2012.

  174. M.R. Sternat, W.S. Charlton, T.F. Nichols, D.M. Beals, and R.L. Webb., "Nuclear Forensics Technique Development for Samples of Spent Research Reactor Fuel", 53rd Annual Meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, Orlando, Florida, 15-19 July 2012.

  175. D.J. Sweeney and W.S. Charlton, "Nuclear Weapons Proliferation Pathway Utility Attribute Weighting Survey", 53rd Annual Meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, Orlando, Florida, 15-19 July 2012.

  176. A. Goodsell and W.S. Charlton, "Optimization of a Quartz-Crystal Spectrometer Design for Analyzing K X-rays from Pu and U", 53rd Annual Meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, Orlando, Florida, 15-19 July 2012.

  177. C. Gariazzo, "Developing a Transparent Bilateral System for Accounting and Tracking Special Nuclear Material", 53rd Annual Meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, Orlando, Florida, 15-19 July 2012.

  178. A. Williams, P.A. Beeley, B.K. Kim, M. Schuller, D.R. Boyle, A.H. Mohageghi, and F. Ghanbari., "The Genie is out of the Lamp: Results from and Expansion of the Gulf Nuclear Energy Infrastructure Institute (GNEII)", 53rd Annual Meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, Orlando, Florida, 15-19 July 2012.

  179. N. Al Katheeri, W.B. Hashmi, R. Al Romaithi, M. Qasem, S. Al Darmaki, M. Schuller, and A. Williams, "One Path to Integrating Nuclear Safety, Security, and Safeguards Systems: Perspectives of GNEII Alumni", 53rd Annual Meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, Orlando, Florida, 15-19 July 2012.

  180. Stephen J. Tobin, Team LANL, Marc Humphrey, Team PNNL, Team LBNL, Team Texas A& M, Team INL, Team ORNL, Team Uppsala, Team KAERI, Team UM, Team SKB, Team LLNL, "Update on the Next Generation Safeguards Initiative Project to Determine Pu Mass in Spent Fuel Assemblies using Nondestructive Assay", 53rd Annual Meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, Orlando, Florida, 15-19 July 2012.

  181. C.M. Marianno, J. Erchinger, A. Herring, "The Use of Pedestrian Portal Monitors to Detect Contamination on Livestock Following a Large Scale Radiological Incident", The 57th Annual Meeting of the Health Physics Society, Sacramento, CA, 22-26 July 2012.

  182. J. Erchinger, C.M. Marianno, "Regulations and Recommendation Regarding Livestock Decontamination", The 57th Annual Meeting of the Health Physics Society, Sacramento, CA, 22-26 July 2012.

  183. J. Rogers, C.M. Marianno, G. Kallenbach, "Proposed Field Calibration Source for NaI(Tl) Detector Using K-40 and High-Z Targets", The 57th Annual Meeting of the Health Physics Society, Sacramento, CA, 22-26 July 2012.

  184. Y. Yang, H. Deshpande, G. Choi, P. Gratz, "Exploiting Path Diversity for Low-Latency and High-Bandwidth with the Dual-Path NoC Router", IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, ISCAS 2012, Seoul, Korea, 20-23 May 2012.

  185. A. Elshennawy, C. Marianno, S. Khatri, "Efficient Solid State Gamma Radiation Detector", Symposium on Radiation Measurements and Applications (SORMA) 2012, Berkeley, CA, May 14-17, 2012.

  186. S-H Wu, C-C Lin, M. Zhu, Y. Kuo, "Light Wavelength Effects on the Performance of a-Si:H PIN Photodiode", MRS Proc. Symp. A: Amorphous and Polycrystalline Thin-Film Silicon Science and Technology, San Fransisco, CA, April 9 - April 13, 2012.

  187. M. Grypp, "Gamma Radiation Detection from a Spreader Bar Crane at the Port of Tacoma", 2012 Meeting of the South Texas Chapter of the Health Physics Society, College Station, TX, 14 April 2012.

  188. A.V. Goodsell, W.S. Charlton, "Quartz-Crystal Spectrometer for the Analysis of Plutonium K X-Rays", GLOBAL 2011, Makuhar, Japan, December 11-16, 2011.

  189. B. Goddard, W. Charlton, C. Gariazzo, P. Peerani, "A Concept for Quantitative NDA Measurements of Advanced Reprocessing Product Materials", GLOBAL 2011, Makuhar, Japan, December 11-16, 2011.

  190. William S. Charlton, David Boyle, Sunil Chirayath, David G. Ford, Claudio A. Gariazzo, Craig Marianno, Kelley Ragusa, Alexer Solodov, "Educating the Next Generation of Nuclear Safeguards and Security Experts at TAMU", GLOBAL 2011, Makuhar, Japan, December 11-16, 2011.

  191. J.M. Eigenbrodt, W.S. Charlton, A.A. Solodov, "Sensitivity Analysis and Benchmarking of Low and Broad Energy Photon Measurements for Spent Nuclear Fuel", GLOBAL 2011, Makuhar, Japan, December 11-16, 2011.

  192. C. M. Marianno, W. S. Charlton, R. MacNamee, K. Unlu, R. C. Lanza, "Designing a Nuclear Security Education Program for the Global Threat Reduction Initiative", Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Vol. 105, Washington, D.C., October 30-November 3, 2011

  193. W.S. Charlton and D.G. Ford, "A Course on the Design of Nuclear Security Systems", Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Vol. 105, Washington, D.C., October 30-November 3, 2011

  194. S. Chirayath, P. Tsvetkov, J. Ragusa, R. Skoda, C. Gariazzo, "Methodology for Public Safety, Proliferation, and Economics Assessment of SMRs", Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Vol. 105, Washington, D.C., October 30-November 3, 2011

  195. P. Tsvetkov, S. Chirayath, J. Ragusa, S. McDeavitt, C. Gariazzo, J. Johns, A.A. Rashdan, V. Patel, A. Jati, G.E. Rochau, "High Temperature super-critical CO2-cooled Integrated Multi-Modular Thermal Reactor", Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Vol. 105, Washington, D.C., October 30-November 3, 2011

  196. G.M. Gaukler, "A Framework for Modeling the Detection of Smuggled Nuclear Materials", INFORMS Annual Conference, Charlotte, NC, 13 November 2011.

  197. A. Khudoleeva, G. Maksimovich Pshakin, V. Fedchenko, A. Solodov, O. Mikhaylova, S.S. Chirayath , "Safeguard Game -- The IAEA Inspection in an Imaginary State", 52nd Annual Meeting of the Institute for Nuclear Materials Management (INMM), Palm Desert, CA, July 17-21, 2011.

  198. E.T. Gitau, W.S. Charlton, "Safeguards System Development for a Pebble-Fueled HTGR", 52nd Annual Meeting of the Institute for Nuclear Materials Management (INMM), Palm Desert, CA, July 17-21, 2011.

  199. G.R. Spence, "A Boron Loaded Approach to Directionally Sensitive Neutron Detectors", 52nd Annual Meeting of the Institute for Nuclear Materials Management (INMM), Palm Desert, CA, July 17-21, 2011.

  200. K.T. Nelson, P. Nelson, "Probability of Attempted Armed Theft of Nuclear Weapons: Application of the Method of Gott", 52nd Annual Meeting of the Institute for Nuclear Materials Management (INMM), Palm Desert, CA, July 17-21, 2011.

  201. K. Putman, "New START Needs a New Start", 52nd Annual Meeting of the Institute for Nuclear Materials Management (INMM), Palm Desert, CA, July 17-21, 2011.

  202. M.R. Sternat, W.S. Charlton, T.F. Nichols , "Monte-Carlo Burnup Calculation Uncertainty Quantification and Propagation Determination", 52nd Annual Meeting of the Institute for Nuclear Materials Management (INMM), Palm Desert, CA, July 17-21, 2011.

  203. A. Williams, D.R. Boyle, A. Mohagheghi, Ashley Nilsen , "Gulf Nuclear Energy Infrastructure Institute (GNEII) Overview and Status Update", 52nd Annual Meeting of the Institute for Nuclear Materials Management (INMM), Palm Desert, CA, July 17-21, 2011.

  204. R. Ghanbari, K.M. Tolk, W.S. Charlton, "Exploration of Ion-Exchanged Glass for Seals Applications", 52nd Annual Meeting of the Institute for Nuclear Materials Management (INMM), Palm Desert, CA, July 17-21, 2011.

  205. A.A. Solodov, W.S. Charlton, C. Romano, M. Ehinger, "Evaluation of NDA Techniques for Quantification of the Plutonium Content in Mixed-Oxide Spent Nuclear Fuel by Destructive Analysis", 52nd Annual Meeting of the Institute for Nuclear Materials Management (INMM), Palm Desert, CA, July 17-21, 2011.

  206. L. Holewa, W.S. Charlton, "Angular Anisotropy of Correlated Neutrons and Application to Detection and Verification", 52nd Annual Meeting of the Institute for Nuclear Materials Management (INMM), Palm Desert, CA, July 17-21, 2011.

  207. J. Eigenbrodt, W.S. Charlton, A. Solodov, "Sensitivity of Spent Nuclear Fuel Gamma-Ray Measurements", 52nd Annual Meeting of the Institute for Nuclear Materials Management (INMM), Palm Desert, CA, July 17-21, 2011.

  208. D.J. Sweeney, W.S. Charlton. , "Proliferation Pathway Decision Analysis for Nuclear Weapons Latency", 52nd Annual Meeting of the Institute for Nuclear Materials Management (INMM), Palm Desert, CA, July 17-21, 2011.

  209. A.V. Goodsell, W.S. Charlton. , "Bent-Crystal Spectrometer Analyzing Plutonium K X-Rays for Applications in Nuclear Forensics", 52nd Annual Meeting of the Institute for Nuclear Materials Management (INMM), Palm Desert, CA, July 17-21, 2011.

  210. B. Goddard, W.S. Charlton, C. Gariazzo, P. Peerani, "A Concept for Quantitative NDA MOX Measurements Using Only Neutron Radiation", 52nd Annual Meeting of the Institute for Nuclear Materials Management (INMM), Palm Desert, CA, July 17-21, 2011.

  211. C.M. Marianno, W.S. Charlton, K. Unlu, R.C. Lanza, "Designing the Global Threat Reduction Initiative’s Nuclear Security Education Program", 52nd Annual Meeting of the Institute for Nuclear Materials Management (INMM), Palm Desert, CA, July 17-21, 2011.

  212. C.A. Gariazzo, S.S. Chirayath, "Advancing a Systems Optimization Tool for Monitoring Special Nuclear Material", 52nd Annual Meeting of the Institute for Nuclear Materials Management (INMM), Palm Desert, CA, July 17-21, 2011.

  213. W.S. Charlton, D. Boyle, S.S. Chirayath, D.G. Ford, C.A. Gariazzo, C. Marianno, K. Ragusa, A. Solodov, "Nuclear Nonproliferation and Safeguards Education at TAMU: Embracing Novel Teaching Practices", 52nd Annual Meeting of the INMM, Palm Desert, CA, July 17-21, 2011.

  214. W.S. Charlton, D.G.Ford, "Implementation of a Pilot Course at Texas A&M University on Designing Nuclear Security Systems", 52nd Annual Meeting of the Institute for Nuclear Materials Management (INMM), Palm Desert, CA, July 17-21, 2011.

  215. T.F. Nichols, D.M. Beals, M.R. Sternat, R.L. Webb, "Reactor Physics Modeling of Spent Research Reactor Fuel for Technical Nuclear Forensics", 52nd Annual Meeting of the Institute for Nuclear Materials Management (INMM), Palm Desert, CA, July 17-21, 2011.

  216. C.M. Marianno and C.M. Ryan, "Examining a Potential Technique to Determine Gamma-Ray Background for Radiation Portal", Canberra Users Group Meeting, Dallas, TX, July 11-15, 2011.

  217. D. Bruss, J. Morel, and J. Ragusa, "Preconditioned JFNK Methods for Radiation Transport with a Positive Nonlinear Spatial Moment Closure", ICIAM 2011 (International Congress for Industrial and Applied Mathematics), Vancouver, Canada, July 18-22, 2011.

  218. J-L Guermond, G. Kanschat, and J. Ragusa, "DG Approximation of the Radiative Transfer Equations", ICIAM 2011 (International Congress for Industrial and Applied Mathematics), Vancouver, Canada, July 18-22, 2011.

  219. J. Justina, C. Marianno, and S. Chirayath, "Radiation Transport Simulation Studies using MCNP for a Cow Phantom to Determine an Optimal Detector Configuration for New Livestock Portal", 56th Annual Meeting of the Health Physics Society, West Palm Beach, Florida, June 26-30, 2011.

  220. J. Rogers C.M. Marianno, "A Review of Neutron Detection Methods in the Age of the He-3 Shortage", 56th Annual Meeting of the Health Physics Society, West Palm Beach, Florida, June 26-30, 2011.

  221. Y. Kuo, invited paper., "Nonvolatile Memories for Nano and Giga Electronics", 2011 International Conference on Semiconductor Technology for Ultra Large Scale Integrated Circuits and Thin Film Transistors, Hong Kong, China, June 26 - July 1, 2011.

  222. S. Rodgers, C. Betancourt, E. Kee, P. Nelson, P. Rodi, "Toward Quantification of the Uncertainty in Estimating Frequency of Critical Station Blackout", International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering (M&C 2011), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 8-12, 2011.

  223. C.M. Ryan, C.M. Marianno, W.S. Charlton, A.A. Solodov, R.J. Livesay, "Determining the Effect of Concrete Roadways on Gamma-ray Background for Radiation Portal Monitoring Systems", 33rd ESARDA Annual Meeting: Symposium on Safeguards and Nuclear Material Management, May 16-20, 2011, Budapest, Hungary.

  224. C. Gariazzo, S. Chirayath, "Developing a Systems Optimization Tool for Monitoring Special Nuclear Material", 33rd ESARDA Annual Meeting: Symposium on Safeguards and Nuclear Material Management, May 16-20, 2011, Budapest, Hungary.

  225. R. Ghanbari, K. Tolk, and W.S. Charlton, "Exploration of Ion-Exchanged Glass for Seals Application", 33rd ESARDA Annual Meeting: Symposium on Safeguards and Nuclear Material Management, May 16-20, 2011, Budapest, Hungary.

  226. A. M. LaFleur, H. O. Menlove, W. S. Charlton, M. T. Swinhoe, "Use of Self-Interrogation Neutron Resonance Densitometry to Measure the Fissile Content in a BWR 9x9 Spent Fuel Assembly", 33rd ESARDA Annual Meeting: Symposium on Safeguards and Nuclear Material Management, May 16-20, 2011, Budapest, Hungary.

  227. C.M. Marianno, "Response Aspects of the Fukushima-Diachi Incident", European Nuclear Young Generation Forum, Prague, Czech Republic, May 17-20, 2011.

  228. L. Vasudevan, W.D. Reece, S.S. Chirayath, and S. Aghara, "Characterization of Neutron and Gamma Dose in the Irradiation Cell of Texas A&M University Research Reactor", ASTM 14th International Symposium on Reactor Dosimetry, Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, USA, May 22-27, 2011.

  229. G.M. Gaukler, "Interdicting Nuclear Smuggling in a Port Network", IIE Annual Conference, Reno, NV, May 23, 2011.

  230. J.J. Jarrell and M.L. Adams, "Discrete-ordinates quadrature sets based on linear discontinuous finite elements", Proc. International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 8-12 (2011).

  231. T. Pandya, M.L. Adams, and W.D. Hawkins, "Long characteristics with piecewise linear sources designed for unstructured grids", Proc. International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 8-12 (2011).

  232. J.S. Feener and W.S. Charlton, "Warhead Verification Using Nuclear Fluorescence", Institute of Nuclear Materials and Management Taos Technical Meeting, Taos, NM, May 2011.

  233. C.M. Ryan, C.M. Marianno, W.S. Charlton, and W.D. James, "Neutron Activation Analysis of Concrete for Cross-Border Nuclear Security", 13th International Conference on Modern Trends in Activation Analysis, College Station, TX, March 13-18, 2011.

  234. Y. Kuo, invited paper, "Floating-Gate a-Si:H Thin-Film Transistor Nonvolatile Memory Device", 7th International TFT Conference, Cambridge, UK, March 3, 2011.

  235. C.M. Marianno G. Hearn, "Development of a Detection Array for Field Work and Instructional Laboratories", Mid-Year Meeting of the Health Physics Society, Charleston, South Carolina, February 6-9, 2011.

  236. C.M. Marianno, J. Justina, and A. Herring, "Livestock Monitoring Following a Radiological Event", Chemical, Biological, Radiological & Nuclear Defense Information Analysis Center Forum: Food Protection from Rad Threats, Aberdeen, Maryland, February 15, 2011.

  237. G. Tanase, A. Buss, A. Fidel, Harshvardhan, I. Papadopoulos, O. Pearce, T.G. Smith, N.L. Thomas, X. Xu, N. Mourad, J. Vu, M. Bianco, N.M. Amato L. Rauchwerger, "The STAPL Parallel Container Framework", ACM SIGPLAN Symposium on Principles and Practice of Parallel Programming (PPoPP), San Antonio, TX, February 2011.

  238. C. Li , "Nuclear Materials Smuggling: Analysis of Port Networks", INFORMS ICS Conference Proceedings, Monterey, CA, Jan. 9-11, 2011.

  239. G.M. Gaukler, "Novel Inspection Policies for Detecting Illicit Nuclear Materials at Ports-of-Entry", INFORMS ICS Conference Proceedings, Monterey, CA, Jan. 9-11, 2011.

  240. A. Buss, A. Fidel, Harshvardhan, T.G. Smith, G. Tanase, N.L. Thomas, X. Xu, M. Bianco, N. M. Amato, L. Rauchwerger, "The STAPL pView", Proc. 22nd International Workshop on Languages and Compilers for Parallel Computing (LCPC), Houston, TX, October 2010.

  241. T.R. Hogelin, W.S. Charlton, and S.M. McDeavitt, "Real Time Measurements of Radioactive Material in a Reprocessing Facility", Transactions of the 2010 American Nuclear Society Winter Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, November 7-11, 2010.

  242. C. Li, "Interdicting Nuclear Smuggling in a Port Network", INFORMS Annual Conference, Austin, TX, Nov. 7-10, 2010.

  243. G.M. Gaukler, "A Hybrid Inspection Strategy for Securing Seaborne Container Shipments", INFORMS Annual Conference, Austin, TX, Nov. 7-10, 2010.

  244. R. Pearce, M. Gokhale, and N.M. Amato, "Multithreaded Asynchronous Graph Traversal for In-Memory and Semi-External Memory", ACM/IEEE Supercomputing Conference 2010 (SC10), November 2010.

  245. Y. Kuo, invited paper, "Mechanism and Performance of Floating-Gate a-Si:H TFT Nonvolatile Memory Devices", 10th TFT Symposium of Electrochemical Society National Conference, Las Vegas, NV, October 13, 2010.

  246. J.J. Castillo, "Deliberate Escalation: Deterrence Strategies of Regional Nuclear Powers", The Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Washington, DC, September 2-5, 2010.

  247. Claudio Gariazzo, William Charlton, Kenneth Lee Peddicord, "US-Russia Academic Collaborations at Texas A&M University", 51st Annual Meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials and Management, Baltimore, MD, USA, July 11-15, 2010.

  248. D.R. Boyle, A. H. Mohageghi, A.D. Williams, "GNEII -- Instilling Global Standards for Nuclear Safety, Security, and Safeguards in Developing Countries", 51st Annual Meeting for the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, Baltimore, Maryland, July 11-15, 2010.

  249. W.S. Charlton, M.D. Zentner, A.M. LaFleur, "Results from the 2010 International Workshop for Users of Proliferation Assessment Tools Held at Texas A&M University", 51st Annual Meeting for the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, Baltimore, Maryland, July 11-15, 2010.

  250. David G. Ford, William S. Charlton, Robert Tribble, Charles M. Folden III, William Rundell, "Nuclear Forensics Certificate Program Development at TAMU", 51st Annual Meeting for the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, Baltimore, Maryland, July 11-15, 2010.

  251. D.G. Ford, W.S. Charlton, K. Ragusa, "Safeguards Education at Texas A&M University", 51st Annual Meeting for the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, Baltimore, Maryland, July 11-15, 2010.

  252. C. Gariazzo, C. Marianno, D. Cui, X. Cheng, and L. Shao, "A Flexible, Si-Based Neutron Detector for Safeguards Applications", 51st Annual Meeting for the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, Baltimore, Maryland, July 11-15, 2010.

  253. M.R. Sternat, W.S. Charlton, T.S. Nichols, R. Webb, D.M. Beals, "Reactor Physics Modeling of Spent Nuclear Research Reactor Fuel for SNM Attribution and Nuclear Forensics", 51st Annual Meeting for the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, Baltimore, Maryland, July 11-15, 2010.

  254. G.R. Hundley, W.S. Charlton, K. Childress, "Determining Acquisition Pathways for a Radiological Dispersal Device", 51st Annual Meeting for the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, Baltimore, Maryland, July 11-15, 2010.

  255. J. Miller W. Charlton, "Measurement of Uranium in Bio Matrices for Nuclear Forensic Purposes", 51st Annual Meeting for the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, Baltimore, Maryland, July 11-15, 2010.

  256. K.A. Miller W.S. Charlton, "An Inverse Source Location Algorithm for Radiation Portal Monitor Applications", 51st Annual Meeting for the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, Baltimore, Maryland, July 11-15, 2010.

  257. C.M. Marianno, D.R. Boyle, W.S. Charlton, G.M. Gaukler, A. Veditz, "A Guide for Detector Development and Deployment", 51st Annual Meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials and Management, Baltimore, MD, USA, July 11-15, 2010.

  258. C.T. Myers, W.S. Charlton, D.G. Ford, "Risk Analysis and Management of State Nuclear Security Measures", 51st Annual Meeting for the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, Baltimore, Maryland, July 11-15, 2010.

  259. A.M. LaFleur, W.S. Charlton, H.O. Menlove, M.T. Swinhoe, S.Y. Lee, S.J. Tobin, "Experimental Benchmark of MCNPX Calculations Against Self-Interrogation Neutron Resonance Densitometry (SINRD) Fresh Fuel Measurements", 51st Annual Meeting for the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, Baltimore, Maryland, July 11-15, 2010.

  260. S. Chirayath, W. Charlton, A. Stafford, C. Myers, B. Goddard, J. Alfred, M. Carroll, M. Sternat, and E. Rauch, "Risk Informed Safeguards Integration Studies for a Fast Reactor Fuel Cycle", 51st Annual Meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials and Management, Baltimore, MD, USA, July 11-15, 2010.

  261. S. Saavedra, W. Charlton, A. Solodov, M. Ehinger, "Using NDA Techniques to Improve Safeguards Metrics on Burnup Quantification and Plutonium Content in LWR SNF", 51st Annual Meeting for the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, Baltimore, Maryland, July 11-15, 2010.

  262. A.A. Solodov, W.S. Charlton, S. Saavedra, L. Khodalev, "The Use of Self-induced XRF to Quantify the Pu Content in MOX Spent Nuclear Fuel", 51st Annual Meeting for the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, Baltimore, Maryland, July 11-15, 2010.

  263. A.S. Stafford, W.S. Charlton, C.R. Freeman, "Exploration of X-Ray Fluorescence Spent Nuclear Fuel Source Term", 2010 Annual Meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, Baltimore, MD, July 11-15, 2010.

  264. J. White, W.S. Charlton, A. Solodov, "Applications of X-ray Fluorescence Fission Product Correlations for Nuclear Forensics", 51st Annual Meeting for the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, Baltimore, Maryland, July 11-15, 2010.

  265. C. Gariazzo and S.S. Chirayath, "Using MCNP as a Vulnerability Assessment Tool on the TAMU Safeguards Laboratory", 51st Annual Meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials and Management, Baltimore, MD, USA, July 11-15, 2010.

  266. J.S. Feener, W.S. Charlton, "The Impact of Front End Non-Destructive Assay Techniques on Accountancy Systems at Reprocessing Facilities", 51st Annual Meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials and Management, Baltimore, MD, USA, July 11-15, 2010.

  267. Braden Goddard, William S. Charlton, Angela L. Lousteau, "Mass Verification Method for Actinide Mixtures Using a Multi Energy Spectrum Active Well Coincidence Counter", 51st Annual Meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials and Management, Baltimore, MD, USA, July 11-15, 2010.

  268. C.M. Ryan, C.M. Marianno, W.S. Charlton, A.A. Solodov, and J. Livesay, "Determining the Effects of Construction Materials on Background Readings for Second Line of Defense Program Portal Monitoring Systems", 51st Annual Meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials and Management, Baltimore, MD, USA, July 11-15, 2010.

  269. C.M. Marianno and S.P. Khatri, "Unique Radiation Detection Method Using Si Based Integrated Circuits", 55th Annual Meeting of the Health Physics Society, Salt Lake City, UT, June 26-30, 2010.

  270. G.M. Gaukler, "Detecting Illicit Nuclear Materials Smuggling", IIE Annual Conference, Cancun, Mexico, June 7, 2010.

  271. K.A. Miller and W.S. Charlton, "An Inverse Method for Locating a Radioactive Source Using a Distributed Array of Detectors", Transactions of the 2010 American Nuclear Society Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, June 13-17, 2010.

  272. G.M. Gaukler, "Interdiction of Nuclear Materials Smuggling at Sea Port", IIE Annual Conference, Cancun, Mexico, June 7, 2010.

  273. A. Buss, Harshvardhan, I. Papadopoulos, O. Pearce, T.G. Smith, G. Tanase, N.L. Thomas, X. Xu, M. Bianco, N. M. Amato L. Rauchwerger, "STAPL: Standard Template Adaptive Parallel Library", The 3rd Annual Haifa Experimental Systems Conference (SYSTOR), Haifa, Israel, May 24-26, 2010, pp. 1-10.

  274. D. Sweeney and W.S. Charlton, "Benchmarking TransLAT for Fission Product Generation", Proceedings of the PHYSOR 2010, Pittsburgh, PA, May 9-14, 2010.

  275. Y. Kuo and M. Coan, "Influence of Embedded a-Si:H Layer Location on Floating-gate a-Si:H TFT Memory Functions", Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, San Francisco, CA, 5-10 April 2010.

  276. Cynthia L. Heinberg, Cristen L Duncan, Mark H. Killinger, Kent O. Goodey, Edward F. Kryuchkov, Nikolai I. Geraskin, Maxim E. Silaev, Elena K. Sokova, "International Internships in Nuclear Safeguards and Security: Challenges and Successes", Proceedings, Pacific Northwest International Conference on Global Nuclear Security - the Decade Ahead, Portland, OR, April 2010.

  277. A.D. Williams, A.H Mohagheghi, D.R. Boyle, P.A. Beeley, "The Gulf Nuclear Energy Infrastructure Institute: An Integrated Approach to Safety, Security and Safeguards", Pacific Northwest International Conference on Global Nuclear Security - the Decade Ahead, Portland, OR, April 2010.

  278. D. Boyle, A. Mohagheghi, A. Williams, P. Beeley, "The Gulf Nuclear Energy Infrastructure Institute: A Partnership for Human Resource Development", IAEA International Conference on Human Resource Development for Introducing and Expanding Nuclear Power Programmes, Abu Dhabi, UAE, March 14-18, 2010.

  279. J.J. Castillo C. Layne, "Strategic Challenges Facing Regional Nuclear Weapon Powers: Initial Arguments from the Case of Pakistan", Proceedings of the 2010 Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association, New Orleans, LA, March 2010.

  280. P. Nelson, "Perspectives on the Proposed US-India Cooperation in Civil Nuclear Energy", MSC Student Conference on National Affairs, Texas A&M University, February 27, 2010.

  281. W.S. Charlton, D.G. Ford, W.D. Reece, W.H. Hsu, K. Ragusa, "Nuclear Safeguards Education Portal at Texas A&M University", Transactions of the 2009 American Nuclear Society Winter Meeting, Washington, D.C., November 15-19, 2009.

  282. D.J. Sweeney and W.S. Charlton, "Latency as a Basis for Safeguards", Transactions of the 2009 American Nuclear Society Winter Meeting, Washington, D.C., November 15-19, 2009.

  283. G.M. Gaukler, "A Systems Concept for Detecting Nuclear Materials", INFORMS Annual Conference, San Diego, CA, October 11, 2009.

  284. C. Li, "Novel Inspection Policies to Prevent Nuclear Materials Smuggling", INFORMS Annual Conference, San Diego, CA, October 11, 2009.

  285. G. Tanase, X. Xu, A. A. Buss, I. Papadopoulos, O. Pearce, T.G. Smith, N.L. Thomas, M. Bianco, N.M. Amato, L. Rauchwerger, "The STAPL pList", in Proc. 21st International Workshop on Languages and Compilers for Parallel Computing (LCPC), Wilmington, DE, October 2009. Published in Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS), 5898 Springer-Verlag, 2010, pp. 16-30.

  286. R. Garg S. Khatri, "3D Simulation and Analysis of the Radiation Tolerance of Voltage Scaled Digital Circuit", Paper presented at the IEEE International Conference on Computer Design, Lake Tahoe, California, October 4-7, 2009.

  287. R. Kumar, V. Karkala, R. Garg, T. Jindal, and S. Khatri, "A Radiation Tolerant Phase Locked Loop Design for Digital Electronics", Paper presented at the IEEE International Conference on Computer Design, Lake Tahoe, California, October 4-7, 2009.

  288. P.C. Durst Claudio Gariazzo, "The Prospect of a Revitalized Russian and American Nuclear Safeguards Partnership", 50th Annual Meeting of INMM, Tucson, AZ, July 12-16, 2009.

  289. D.G. Ford W. S. Charlton, "Safeguards Education Outreach at TAMU", 2009 Annual Meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, Tucson, AZ, July 12-15, 2009.

  290. M. Dreicer, G. Anzelon, J. Essner, A. Dougan, J. Doyle, B. Boyer, P. Hypes, E. Sokova, F. Wehling, W. Charlton, "International Safeguards Technology and Policy Education and Training Pilot Programs", 2009 Annual Meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, Tucson, AZ, July 12-15, 2009.

  291. J.C. Miller W.S. Charlton, "Analytical Inverse Model for Post Event Attribution of Plutonium", 2009 Annual Meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, Tucson, AZ, July 12-15, 2009.

  292. G.R. Spence W.S. Charlton, "Directionally Sensitive Neutron Detectors for Portal Monitors", 2009 Annual Meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, Tucson, AZ, July 12-15, 2009.

  293. E.B. Rauch, W.S. Charlton, D.G. Ford, "Developing a Safeguards Approach for a Small Graphite Moderated Reactor and Associated Fuel Cycle Facilities", 2009 Annual Meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, Tucson, AZ, July 12-15, 2009.

  294. S.S. Chirayath, J. Ragusa, and P. Nelson, "Thorium blended and regular MOX burn-up studies for fast reactor fuel cycle safeguards", 50th annual meeting of INMM, July 12-16, 2009, Tucson, AZ, USA.

  295. J.S. Feener, W.S. Charlton, "Safeguards for the Uranium Extraction (UREX) +1a Process", 2009 Annual Meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, Tucson, AZ, July 12-15, 2009.

  296. B. Goddard, W.S. Charlton, S.M McDeavitt, "Real-Time Detection of UREX+3a Extraction Streams for Materials Accountancy", 2009 Annual Meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, Tucson, AZ, July 12-15, 2009.

  297. A. Stafford, W, S. Charlton, J. White, A. Hoover, S. Saavedra, "Spent Nuclear Fuel Self-Induced X-ray Fluorescence Simulations for North Anna and TMI", 2009 Annual Meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, Tucson, AZ, July 12-15, 2009.

  298. A. Rajasingam, A.S. Hoover, M.L. Fensin, S.J. Tobin, W.S. Charlton, S. Saavedra, A.A. Stafford, D. Strohmeyer, M.T. Swinhoe, "Modeling X-ray Fluorescence from Spent Fuel Rods", 2009 Annual Meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, Tucson, AZ, July 12-15, 2009.

  299. A. Hoover, W. S. Charlton, M.L. Fensin, A. Rajasingam, C. Rudy, S. Saavedra, A. Stafford, D. Strohmeyer, S. Tobin, "Measurement of Plutonium in Spent Nuclear Fuel by Self-Induced X-ray Fluorescence", 2009 Annual Meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, Tucson, AZ, July 12-15, 2009.

  300. D. Sweeney, J. Slanker, W.S. Charlton, R. Juzaitis, "Quantifying Nuclear Weapons Latency", 2009 Annual Meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, Tucson, AZ, July 12-15, 2009.

  301. Chenhua Li, G. Gaukler, and Y. Ding, "Container Inspection Policies to Prevent Nuclear Materials Smuggling at Seaports", Institute of Industrial Engineering Annual Conference & Expo, Miami, FL, May 31, 2009.

  302. T. Pandya, M. L. Adams, "Method of Long Characteristics Applied in Space and Time", International Conference on Advances in Mathematics, Computational Methods, and Reactor Physics, an international conference sponsored by the ANS, Saratoga, NY, May 3-7, 2009.

  303. S. Pautz, T. Pandya, M. L. Adams, "Scalable Parallel Prefix Solvers for Discrete Ordinates Transport", International Conference on Advances in Mathematics, Computational Methods, and Reactor Physics, an international conference sponsored by the ANS, Saratoga, NY, May 3-7, 2009.

  304. T. Trahan, J. C. Ragusa, J. Morel, "Galerkin-Quadratures for Solving Forward-peaked Scattering Particle Transport Problems with the Sn method in 2D Cartesian Geometries", International Conference on Advances in Mathematics, Computational Methods, and Reactor Physics, an international conference sponsored by the ANS, Saratoga, NY, May 3-7, 2009.

  305. M. Sternat, J.C. Ragusa, "Cross Section Inference Based on PDE-Constrained Optimization", International Conference on Advances in Mathematics, Computational Methods, and Reactor Physics, an international conference sponsored by the ANS, Saratoga, NY, in May 3-7, 2009.

  306. P. Maginot, J. Morel, J. Ragusa, "A Positive Non-Linear Closure for the SN Equations with Linear-Discontinuous Spatial Differencing", Proceedings of the International Conference on Mathematics, Computational Methods & Reactor Physics (M&C 2009) Saratoga Springs, New York, May 3-7, 2009.

  307. A.M. LaFleur, W.S. Charlton, H.O. Menlove, M. Swinhoe, "Development of Self-Interrogation Neutron Resonance Densitometry (SINRD) to Measure the 235U and 239Pu Content in a PWR 17x17 Spent Fuel Assembly", Proceedings of 31st Annual Meeting of ESARDA, May 26-28, 2009, Vilnius, Lithuania.

  308. D.C. Strohmeyer W.S. Charlton, "Feasibility Study of a Portable Coupled 3He Neutron Detector with LaBr3 Gamma Scintillator for the Purpose of Plutonium Identification and Quantification", Proceedings of 31st Annual Meeting of ESARDA, May 26-28, 2009, Vilnius, Lithuania.

  309. S.J. Tobin, W.S. Charlton, M.H. Ehinger, M.L. Fensin, A.S. Hoover, H.O. Menlove, B.J. Quiter, A. Rajasingam, N.P. Soval, S.F. Saavedra, D. Strohmeyer, M.T. Swinhoe, S.J. Thompson, "Determining Plutonium in Spent Fuel with Nondestructive Assay Techniques", Proceedings of 31st Annual Meeting of ESARDA, May 26-28, 2009, Vilnius, Lithuania.

  310. W.S. Charlton, D. Strohmeyer, A. Stafford, S. Saavedra, A.S. Hoover, C. Rudy, "The Use of Self-Induced XRF to Quantify the Pu Content in PWR Spent Nuclear Fuel", Proceedings of 31st Annual Meeting of ESARDA, May 26-28, 2009, Vilnius, Lithuania.

  311. P. Nelson C.M. Sprecher, "Where will new nuclear power plants be constructed? Validation of a predictive model", Proceedings of 31st Annual Meeting of ESARDA, May 26-28, 2009, Vilnius, Lithuania.

  312. P. Bhagawat, R. Dash, G. Choi, "Systolic Like Soft-Detection Architecture for 4x4 64-QAM MIMO System", IEEE Design Automation and Test in Europe (DATE), Nice, France, April 20-24, 2009.

  313. R. Dash, R. Garg, S. Khatri, G. Choi, "SEU Hardened Clock Regeneration Circuits", International Symposium on Quality Electronic Design (ISQED) San Jose, CA. Mar 16-18 2009.

  314. R. Garg S. Khatri, "3D Simulation and Analysis of the Radiation Tolerance of Voltage Scaled Digital Circuits", Presented at the 2009 IEEE Workshop on Silicon Errors in Logic - System Effects, Stanford, CA, March 24-25, 2009.

  315. R. Garg, S. Khatri, "Efficient Analytical Determination of the SEU-induced Pulse Shape", IEEE/ACM Asia and South Pacific Design Automation Conference (ASP-DAC) 2009, Yokohama, Japan, Jan 19-22 2009, pp. 461-467.

  316. P. Bhagawat, R. Dash, G. Choi, "Array-Like Runtime Reconfigurable MIMO Detectors for 802.11n WLAN: A Design Case Study", IEEE Asia and South Pacific Design Automation Conference (ASPDAC), Yokohama, Japan, Jan 19- 22, 2009.

  317. William S. Charlton, "Nuclear Nonproliferation Technical Education Program at TAMU", Proceedings of the 2008 American Nuclear Society Winter Meeting, Reno, NV, November 9-13, 2008.

  318. Claudio Gariazzo, "Creating the Next-Generation Safeguards Technical Experts at Texas A&M University", Proceedings of the 2008 American Nuclear Society Winter Meeting, Reno, NV, November 9-13, 2008.

  319. B. D. Boyer, J. E. Doyle, M. Dreicer, E. Sokova, W. S. Charlton, D. Lockwood, and C. Lersten, "DOE, University, National Lab Program to Enhance Safeguards Education for the Next Generation of Future Safeguards Professionals", Proceedings of the 2008 American Nuclear Society Winter Meeting, Reno, NV, November 9-13, 2008.

  320. R. Garg, S. Khatri, "A Novel, Highly SEU Tolerant Digital Circuit Design Approach", IEEE International Conference on Computer Design (ICCD) 2008, Lake Tahoe, CA, October 12-15 2008, pp. 14-20.

  321. W.S. Charlton, et al., "Nonproliferation and Safeguards Education at Texas A&M University", 2008 INMM/ESARDA Tokyo Workshop "Meeting Safeguards Challenges in an Expanding Nuclear World, Tokyo, October 6-9, 2008.

  322. C. Sprecher and D. Kuberski, "Detecting Detection. Preventing the proliferation of HEU in Central Asia and the Middle East", ISAC/ISSS Annual Conference on Globalization and Security: Foreign Policy in the New Administration, Vail, CO. October 23-25, 2008.

  323. D.J. Sweeney W.S. Charlton , "Physical Mechanisms for Fission Product Concentration Differences from Variations in Reactor Power History", 49th Annual INMM Meeting, Nashville, TN, July 13-17, 2008.

  324. A.M. LaFleur, W.S. Charlton, H.O. Menlove, M. Swinhoe, "Use of Self-Interrogation Neutron Resonance Densitometry (SINRD) to Measure the Fissile Content in Nuclear Fuel", 49th Annual INMM Meeting, Nashville, TN, July 13-17, 2008.

  325. R. Metcalf, A. Bevill, W. Charlton, R. Bean, "Safeguards Envelope: Previous Work and Examples", 49th Annual INMM Meeting, Nashville, TN, July 13-17, 2008.

  326. S. Saavedra, W. Charlton, A. Solodov, "Quantification of the Fissile Content of Incoming Spent Nuclear Fuel for the CETE Demonstration through Non-Destructive Assay Techniques", 49th Annual Meeting of the Institute for Nuclear Materials Management, Nashville, TN, July 13-17, 2008.

  327. P. Nelson C.M. Sprecher, "What Determines the Extent of National Reliance on Civil Nuclear Power?", 49th Annual Meeting of the Institute for Nuclear Materials Management (INMM), Nashville, TN, July 2008, .

  328. R. Metcalf, J. Ragusa, R. Bean , "Safeguards Envelope: The First Steps", 8th International Conference on Facility Operations - Safeguards Interface, Portland, OR, March 30 - April 4, 2008.

  329. A.M. LaFleur, W.S. Charlton, H.O. Menlove, M. Swinhoe, "Nondestructive Measurements of Fissile Material Using Self-Indication Neutron Resonance Absorption Densitometry (SINRAD)", 8th International Conference on Facility Operations - Safeguards Interface, Portland, OR, March 30 - April 4, 2008.

  330. S. Chirayath, R. Metcalf, J. Ragusa, P. Nelson, "Assessment of Proliferation Resistance Requirements for Fast-Reactor Fuel-Cycle Facilities", 8th International Conference on Facility Operations - Safeguards Interface, Portland, Oregon, March 30 - April 4, 2008.

  331. T.V.K. Woddi, W.S. Charlton, P. Nelson, J. Ragusa, "A Technical Study of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and the Three Stage Power Program of India for US-India Nuclear Cooperation", Annual Meeting of the Institute for Nuclear Materials Management, July 8-12, 2007, Tucson, AZ.

  332. D.J. Sweeney W.S. Charlton, "Reactor Power History from Fission Product Signatures", 48th Annual INMM Meeting, Tucson, AZ, July 8-12, 2007.

  333. W.S. Charlton D.G. Ford, "Assessment Tool for Nuclear Weapon Acquisition Pathways", Annual Meeting of the Institute for Nuclear Materials Management, July 8-12, 2007, Tucson, AZ.

  334. K.E. Chesson W.S. Charlton, "A Brief Sensitivity Analysis for the GIRM and Other Related Techniques using a One-Group Cross Section Library for Graphite-Moderated Reactors", Annual Meeting of the Institute for Nuclear Materials Management, July 8-12, 2007, Tucson, AZ.

  335. J. Miller W. Charlton, "Analytical Inverse Model for Post-Nuclear Event Attribution of Plutonium", Annual Meeting of the Institute for Nuclear Materials Management, July 8-12, 2007, Tucson, AZ.

  336. A. Thornton W. Charlton, "Characterization of a Portable Neutron Coincidence Counter", Annual Meeting of the Institute for Nuclear Materials Management, July 8-12, 2007, Tucson, AZ.

  337. T. Woddi, W.S. Charlton, Paul Nelson, Jean Ragusa, "Nuclear Fuel Cycle Assessment of India: A Technical Study for Nuclear Cooperation", Proceedings of the 29th ESARDA Annual Meeting, Aix-en-Provence, France, May 22-24, 2007.

  338. K.E. Chesson W.S. Charlton, "A Brief Sensitivity Analysis for the GIRM and Other Related Technique using a One-Group Cross Section Library for Graphite-Moderated Reactors", Proceedings of the 29th ESARDA Annual Meeting, Aix-en-Provence, France, May 22-24, 2007.

  339. A.M. LaFleur W.S. Charlton, "Advancing Methods for Providing Attribution for the HEU Used in a Terrorist Nuclear Weapon", Proceedings of the 29th ESARDA Annual Meeting, Aix-en-Provence, France, May 22-24, 2007.

  340. K.A. Miller W.S. Charlton, "An Inverse Transport Approach to Radiation Source Location for Border Security", Proceedings of the 29th Annual Meeting of the ESARDA, Aix-en-Provence, France, May 22-24, 2007.

  341. P. Nelson, "Stability of the Prospective US-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation", Fifth International Workshop and Round Table on Cooperative Stability in South Asia (The New Regional Scenario and the India-Pakistan Nuclear Dimension), January 2007.

  342. A.M. LaFleur W.S. Charlton, "A Method for Determining Material Attributes from Postdetonation Fission Product Measurements of an HEU Device", 46th Annual INMM Meeting, Nashville, TN, July 16-20, 2006.