A method for producing synthetic debris similar to the melt glass produced by nuclear surface testing is demonstrated. Melt glass from the first nuclear weapon test (commonly referred to as trinitite) is used as the benchmark for this study. These surrogates can be used to simulate a variety of scenarios and will serve as a tool for developing and validating forensic analysis methods.

Three-dimensional (3D) printing is an evolving technology that can produce objects from plastics and metals. It works by building up layers of material hardened by a laser. The process is driven by computers that generate the enabling laser beams from highly detailed computer drawings and models. The parts that can be produced can be accurate copies of the enabling drawings, but they will have ...

India and Pakistan, both the south Asian countries accepted that have nuclear capability but this is only for maintaining peace not developing weapons. International bodies pressurized to open their installation checking activities as well sign NPT denied it due security reasons. The lack of talk confidence building measures between two countries. Pakistan engaged in official or unofficial talk...

This article demonstrates the feasibility of converting Iran’s 40MWt heavy-water research reactor at Arak (the IR-40) to use low-enriched uranium fuel in order to slow the production of weapon-usable plutonium. Two methods are proposed, and both retain identical power density, thermal-hydraulic, and safety profiles as the original design and require no physical alteration of the core. They can ...