Advancing nuclear forensics competencies at the National Nuclear Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan and conceptual development of a National Nuclear Forensics Library

Syssaletin A. Batyrbekov E. Baklanova Y. Yermakov V. Nauryzbayev R. Marks N. Kips R. Tompson A. Dallas L. Stratz A.
December 2025 Springer Nature

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
2025 #334 Issue 12 8977 - 8987 pp.

Since 2021, the National Nuclear Center (NNC) of the Republic of Kazakhstan has been successfully developing a project dedicated to nuclear forensics. The relevance of this project is underscored by Kazakhstan’s leading position in the global uranium mining and export market. The country operates research reactors and is involved in the production of experimental nuclear fuel. The nuclear forensics project is being implemented in several key areas: the project will develop competencies in laboratory research of samples, interpretation of results, and develop a prototype concept for the National Nuclear Forensics Library. In implementing these challenges, the NNC experts draw on the experience of colleagues from world-leading scientific and research centers. Designing a prototype National Nuclear Forensics Library (NNFL) is a challenging project. The solution to this task is based on the IAEA’s approaches, recommendations, and the experience gained from the construction of similar systems in other countries.

International cooperation , Nonproliferation , Nuclear forensics , Nuclear forensics library , Nuclear materials , Research

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National Nuclear Center, Beibyt Atom Street 2B, Kurchatov, 180010, Kazakhstan
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, 94550, CA, United States
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1 Bethel Valley Road, Oak Ridge, 37830, TN, United States
Nuclear Security Strategies, 8503 Schultz Road, Clinton, 20735, MD, United States

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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Nuclear Security Strategies

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