CTBT: Science and Technology 2019 Conference

UK NDC Analysis of IMS Radionuclide Events near to North Korea

28 Jun 2019, 11:30

15m

Forum (Hofburg)

Oral Theme 2. Events and Nuclear Test Sites T2.1 Characterization of Treaty-Relevant Events

Speaker

Matthew Alan Goodwin (AWE Aldermaston)

Description

The UK National Data Centre (NDC) has developed a custom radionuclide analysis pipeline that has been integral to the NDC’s capability to utilise data from the IMS. A number of novel software tools have been conceived to aid review of IMS events and these have been put to use in a study of the North Korean Region. By considering known emitters of radionuclides and relating these to detections at JPX38 (Takasaki), it has been possible to demonstrate the sensitivity of JPX38 to North Korean underground nuclear tests (UGT), as well as other sources of radioxenon in the region.