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Nuclear forensic analysis on uranium ore concentrates: A multi-laboratory intercomparison study

Shollenberger, Quinn R. [Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)] (ORCID:0000000164352177)·Kimura, Yoshiki [Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), Tokai (Japan)]·Inglis, Jeremy D. [Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)]·Boro, Joseph [Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)]·Foley, R. R. [Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)]·Genetti, Victoria [Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)]·Gonzales, Matthew [Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)]·Hoffman, Derek [Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)]·Hosoi, M. [Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), Tokai (Japan)]·Krajewski, K. J. [Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)]·Lindvall, Rachel [Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)]·Macsik, Z. [Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)]·Marks, Naomi [Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)]·Nishiwaki, Hiroki [Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), Tokai (Japan)]·Sanborn, Matthew E. [Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)]·Umino, Yuji [Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), Tokai (Japan)]·Wende, Allison M. [Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)]·Yamanaka, Reina [Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), Tokai (Japan)]·Kips, Ruth [Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)]·Steiner, Robert E. [Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)]·Yamaguchi, Tomo [Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), Tokai (Japan)]
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Abstract

A collaboration between the United States and Japan performed nuclear forensic analyses on a set of 7 uranium ore concentrate (UOC) samples with known origins to improve methodologies and best practices in the field. Overall, good agreement between the 4 participating laboratories was achieved for uranium assay, uranium isotope composition, strontium isotope composition, and trace element analysis. In conclusion, the combination of these four signatures is sufficient to distinguish the different origins among these studied UOCs.

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Shollenberger, Quinn R. [Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)] (ORCID:0000000164352177), Kimura, Yoshiki [Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), Tokai (Japan)], Inglis, Jeremy D. [Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)], Boro, Joseph [Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)], Foley, R. R. [Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)], Genetti, Victoria [Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)], Gonzales, Matthew [Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)], Hoffman, Derek [Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)], Hosoi, M. [Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), Tokai (Japan)], Krajewski, K. J. [Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)], Lindvall, Rachel [Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)], Macsik, Z. [Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)], Marks, Naomi [Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)], Nishiwaki, Hiroki [Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), Tokai (Japan)], Sanborn, Matthew E. [Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)], Umino, Yuji [Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), Tokai (Japan)], Wende, Allison M. [Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)], Yamanaka, Reina [Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), Tokai (Japan)], Kips, Ruth [Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)], Steiner, Robert E. [Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)], Yamaguchi, Tomo [Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), Tokai (Japan)]. 2025-12-05. Nuclear forensic analysis on uranium ore concentrates: A multi-laboratory intercomparison study. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-025-10598-x

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