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IMS Materials Summer School 2017

Alexis TrahanSafeguards Science and TechnologyLos Alamos National Laboratory

Fundamentals of Nuclear NonproliferationThursday, August 10, 20171:30 - 2:30 - MSL AuditoriumMSL Auditorium (TA-03 - Bldg 1698 - Room A103)

Abstract: From the Atoms for Peace speech in 1953 to the JCPOA (Iran Deal) in 2015, nuclear nonproliferation hasbeen crucial to maintaining peace throughout the world. International Safeguards is the system of inspection andverification that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) uses to maintain that peace and prevent nuclearweapon proliferation. This year, LANL is celebrating 50 years of supporting the IAEA with safeguards technologies andmethodologies. In this talk we will discuss safeguards and nonproliferation at a high level including motivations,historical context, case studies such as the JCPOA, and the role of the IAEA and LANL. Then we will spend more timefocusing on the ongoing support LANL provides to the IAEA through safeguards innovations.

Bio: Alexis Trahan is a nuclear engineer with the Safeguards Science and Technology group, NEN-1. She received herB.S. in nuclear engineering from UC Berkeley in 2011 and her M.S. and Ph.D. in the same field from the University ofMichigan in 2012 and 2016 respectively. She joined Los Alamos National Laboratory as a Graduate Research Assistantin the summer of 2012 and carried out her thesis research with NEN-1 until she was converted to a technical staffmember in 2015. Dr. Trahan works on development of detection instrumentation and analytical methods with anemphasis on neutron detection for international nuclear safeguards and nonproliferation. She is currently developingand testing technologies for used power reactor and research reactor fuel characterization. In 2014, Dr. Trahan was awarded the University of Michigan Towner Prize for Outstanding Ph.D. Research for herthesis on development of a spent fuel nondestructive assay instrument for IAEA safeguards. During her graduatestudies, she was a Nuclear Forensics Graduate Fellow and won 1st place in the DOE Innovations in Fuel Cycle Researchcompetition. Dr. Trahan currently holds leadership positions in the American Nuclear Society and Institute of NuclearMaterials Management.

The IMS Materials Summer School focuses on Materials Science at Los Alamos National Laboratory and is designed toexpose our visitors to the broad range of great materials science performed at the Lab. Through the course of seventalks and three site visits, students will have a unique opportunity to learn about LANL directly from our top scientistsand participate in facility tours.

IMS Materials Summer School 2017 is sponsored by the Institute for Materials Science (IMS) and the National Security Education Center (NSEC)

For general information contact Caryll Blount * IMS Professional Staff Assistantcaryll@lanl.gov * 665-3950

Institute for Materials Science