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Appendix M: MDV R&D Priorities Listed in the NDRD Strategic Plan for FY20202024
Pages 169-170

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... and facilitate persistent monitoring and characterization of special nuclear material production, weaponization and testing, and other proliferation activities. Provide timely and reliable Advanced capabilities that improve the ability to detect material verification and monitoring diversion or undeclared nuclear fuel cycle activity.
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... operational capabilities Improved or equivalent detection capabilities with improved size, to detect and characterize weight, and power requirements. nuclear materials worldwide Data fusion and advanced analysis techniques to harness and exploit [DHS, DoD, DOE/NNSA]
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Key Terms

  • fuel cycle
  • nuclear defense
  • detection capabilities
  • data fusion
  • defense research

  • nuclear fuel
  • analysis techniques
  • material verification
  • advanced analysis
  • equivalent detection

  • arms control
  • persistent monitoring
  • policy objective
  • development strategic
  • control agreements

  • undeclared nuclear
  • assess signature
  • including alternative
  • nuclear safeguards
  • analysis methods

  • infrastructure dismantlement
  • detect material
  • disparate datasets
  • testing proliferation
  • reliable advanced

  • nuclear infrastructure
  • materials worldwide
  • signature generation
  • cycle activity
  • improved sensitivity


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