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Nuclear Forensics Exercise Demonstrates Mature Capability
An interagency exercise of the National Technical Nuclear Forensics Ground Collections Task Force was successfully executed at the Nevada National Security Site on February 20-27, 2015. DHS served as...
View ArticleInternational Exercise Advances Scientific Collaboration in Nuclear Forensics
The Nuclear Forensics International Technical Working Group (ITWG) recently conducted its fourth Collaborative Materials Exercise (CMX-4) to improve international understanding of nuclear forensic...
View ArticleWritten testimony of S&T Under Secretary, OHA Assistant Secretary, and DNDO...
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) Under Secretary Dr. Reginald Brothers, Office of Health Affairs (OHA) Assistant Secretary and Chief Medical...
View ArticleWritten testimony of DNDO Director for a House Transportation and...
Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) Director Huban Gowadia addresses DNDO’s efforts to prevent and respond to the arrival of a radiological device at our Nation’s maritime ports.
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U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) Director Huban Gowadia addresses the President’s FY 2017 budget request for Research and Development under DNDO’s...
View ArticleNuclear Forensics Technical Mission Areas
Nuclear forensics addresses a diverse set of topics related to the collection, analysis, and evaluation of pre-detonation (intact) and post-detonation (exploded) radiological or nuclear materials,...
View ArticleWritten testimony of DNDO for a joint House Transportation & Infrastructure...
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) Acting Director Dr. Wayne Brasure addresses DNDO’s efforts to prevent the smuggling of nuclear or other radioactive...
View ArticleExploratory Research Program Fact Sheet
The Exploratory Research program explores innovative, high-risk, early-stage technologies, concepts, and ideas that can make transformational contributions in support of radiological and nuclear...
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New Nuclear Forensics Signature Discovery Capability Will Help Trace Origins...
Last week, the Department of Homeland Security’s Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) joined with partners at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) to launch the Plutonium Processing...
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U.S. and Canada Hold First Joint Nuclear Forensics Exercise
The United States and Canada recently held the first joint nuclear forensics exercise between the two countries, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The exercise simulated a nuclear detonation, allowing...
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James F. McDonnell
In December 2017, Mr. James F. McDonnell was selected to serve as the acting Assistant Secretary for the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) Office....
View ArticleWritten testimony of DNDO, OHA, and S&T for a House Homeland Security...
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) Director Jim McDonnell, Office of Health Affairs (OHA) Acting Assistant Secretary Dave Fluty, and Science and...
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