Overview

The Nuclear Forensics Transformational Innovation (NFTI) initiative has been working to dramatically reduce forensics timelines by fundamentally changing the nuclear material analysis process. By utilizing micro sampling and analysis, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is working on new methods to generate material forensics samples in more concentrated, smaller volumes, and on approaches to employ parallel and automated sample processing that will accelerate timelines while minimizing expert intervention. To further streamline and tailor the new process for different types of nuclear events, the NFTI team is developing chemistry models and artificial intelligence-assisted data analysis tools to enable autonomous optimization of critical steps.

Research Area 1 (Post Detonation)

Research Area 2 (Pre Detonation)