This presentation summarizes the UT Institute for Nuclear Security.

1. The UT Institute for
Nuclear Security
Howard L. Hall
Panel on Bridging the Gap Between Technology and Policy in Education and Training
American Nuclear Society Summer Meeting
June 27, 2012 – Chicago, IL, USA

2. Nuclear security covers broad areas
Nuclear Security…
The totality of activities undertaken to ensure that:
 The beneficial applications of nuclear/radiological
materials and devices are not diverted to illicit or
malicious purposes.
 Arms control priorities can be achieved through
support and development of technologies for
declaratory policy verification. Nuclear weapons and
related technology are appropriately controlled and
monitored, and weapons-usable materials can be
accounted for and secured.
 Advances are made toward meeting other goals and
objectives (such as for nuclear weapons safety, threat
interdiction, render safe, and forensics) that mitigate
threats, increase proliferation resistance, and support
deterrence.
 Consequences of radiological or nuclear incidents,
including attacks, are mitigated or minimized.

3. Global challenges are daunting
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4. Commitment continues to grow

5. The central questions
 How do we assure that radiological material
and/or nuclear technology is where it is
supposed to be, being used for its intended
purpose, and properly protected?
 How do we detect things outside the bounds
of appropriate use?
 How do we effectively deal with bad events?
 How do we objectively assess what we do
know and what we think we know?

6. Academia’s role in nuclear
security
 Academia is a critical
underpinning needed to
sustain our abilities and meet
the needs of the future
 An effective nuclear security
framework requires:
– Scientific and technical
disciplines
– Medical and health sciences,
social sciences, humanities,
and business
– Policy, law, and diplomacy
– Civilian, military, intelligence,
and NGO engagement

7. UT established the Institute for
Nuclear Security in 2012
 The Institute for Nuclear
Security will promote
collaboration to conduct
multi-organizational,
multidisciplinary work
critical to national and
global needs in nuclear
security.

8. Objectives of the Institute
 Develop new educational/training programs to
meet global needs in nuclear security
 Shape the avenues of diplomacy, law, and public
policy for achieving global nuclear security
objectives
 Foster interdisciplinary R&D for nuclear security
applications
 Foster excellence in intelligence and operational
capabilities for global nuclear security
 Solve real-world challenges in nuclear security

9. Partners in the INS

10. Affiliated UT faculty
 Nuclear Engineering  Physics and Astronomy
– Howard Hall – Robert Grzywacz
– Lee Dodds – Yuri Kamyshkov
– Martin Grossbeck – Tom Hamblin
– Jason Hayward  Political Science
– Lawrence Heilbronn – Brandon Prins
– Ivan Maldonado
 The Baker Center
– Laurence Miller – Carl Pierce
– Belle Upadhyaya
– Matt Murray
– Brian Wirth
– Steve Skutnik (starts
 Materials Science and
8/1/2012) Engineering
– Kurt Sickafus

11. Overview of the UT program
 Historical ties between UT and DOE/NNSA
facilities in Tennessee
 UT-ORNL M&O relationship
 UT nuclear security thrust began around
2008 in Nuclear Engineering
– Teaching, research, and service
– Internships and experiential opportunities
– Re-entry/career development education
– Leverage the Baker Center (Public Policy)

12. Teaching
 Faculty expansion/  UG curriculum
engagement development
 Graduate curriculum – Political Science
development – Nuclear Engineering
– Nuclear Engineering – Others
– Physics  Graduate certificate
– Political Science programs
– Chemistry – Nuclear Engineering
– Political Science

13. Growing nuclear security education
 Adjunct Faculty/  Access to unique
Lecturers federal capabilities in
– Dr. Brian Anderson the region
– Dr. Alan Icenhour – ORNL
– Dr. Graham V. Walford • Safeguards Lab
– Mr. Dyrk Greenhalgh • HFIR
• Portal Monitor Lab
 New joint faculty
– Y-12
agreement with Y-12
• SNM testbed
starting up • Vulnerability Assessment
 New NE faculty hire lab
(August 2012)

14. The UTNE Nuclear Security
Certificate in Nuclear Engineering
 Established in 2009, currently part of our Master’s degree
track
 Earned by taking 4 out of the following 6 courses:
• NE 530 (Nuclear Security Science and Analysis)
• NE 404 (Nuclear Fuel Cycle)
• NE 433 (Health physics) or NE 470 (Nuclear Reactor Theory I)
• NE 550 (Radiation Measurements Laboratory)
• NE 532 (Advanced Topics in Nuclear Security Science and Analysis)
• Political Science 688 (Seminar on Arms, Arms Control, and Nuclear
Non-proliferation)
 Will be tweaked this year because of new courses available and
UT credit policy issues

16. Internships and experiential
learning
 Actively engaging  Increased interaction
students with ORNL between student
and Y-12 research groups and
interests practitioners
 Coordinating UG,  Actively pursuing
Summer, and GRA extramural
experiences opportunities
– E.g., NGFP, NNIS, NFGF
fellowships
– Baker Fellows

17. Linkage with other major UT
thrusts
 Bredersen Center for  Baker Center
Interdisciplinary  UT/Y-12 strategic
Graduate Research and partnership
Education (CIRE)  Top 25 Initiative
– Embraced nuclear
security faculty
– 3 of 17 inaugural class
involved in nuclear
security
– Extraordinary leverage

18. Service
 Baker Center Global  International engagement
Security Program -- – Spreading the “3S” culture
Outreach through academe
– Distinguished lecturers – Supporting “new entrant”
– Topical public meetings nations developing
and panels academic programs
– Community engagement  Outreach and engagement
– Preplanned spontaneity with the NGO community
for informal collaboration
opportunities

19. Collaborations are increasing
 Partnerships forged  Partnerships beyond
with regional ORNL and Y-12 too
universities – LANL
– Joint proposals/projects – ORAU
– UNC/NCSU/TISS – SafeSkies
colloquia – Roane State and Pellissippi
– NCSU nuclear State Technical CC’s
engineering class on – FBI Knoxville
nuclear security – Knox County Schools

20. Collaborations with ORNL and Y-12 are
getting broader and deeper
 ORNL  Y-12
– New nuclear – Physical security for
forensics facility and threat reduction
related work – Nuclear materials
– Numerous controls robustness
nonproliferation vis-à-vis radiological
projects materials
– Expanding joint
faculty assignments
and adjuncts
– Physical security
modeling and
simulation class

21. Selected highlights
 The Baker Center has embraced global
security as one of its two principal
thrusts
• Nuclear security is the core
theme right now
• Expands our public
outreach
• Brings notable figures in
for engagement
• Serves as a trusted agent
for building collaborations

22. Hands-on learning at ORNL and
Y-12
 Undergraduate and graduate radiation
measurements classes in the ORNL
Safeguards Lab
 NE-530 Red/Blue exercise is table-
topped at Y-12 National Security
Complex
 Collaborative education and graduate
research training with ORNL and Y-12
continues to grow

23. New Political Science Department
MPPA “Global Security” track
 INS, Political
Science, and the
Baker Center are
collaborating on
this new academic
degree program
 Available Fall
2012

24. New coursework
 Spring 2012
– Arms control treaties and negotiation (3 SCH, Political Sciecne)
– Physical Security for Nuclear Facilities (3 SCH, Nuclear Engineering)
– Nuclear Security and Non-proliferation (3SCH, NCSU Nuclear Engineering)
 Summer 2012
– Radiochemistry (3 SCH, Chemistry)
 Fall 2012
– Freshman Seminar on Global Zero – Challenges and Opportunities (1 SCH, UT
Honors Program)
 Spring 2013
– Vulnerability Assessment and Modeling (3SCH, Nuclear Engineering)
 In planning phases
– Principals of Export Control for Nuclear Technology
– Human Reliability Issues in Nuclear Systems
– Nuclear Forensics
– Principals of Nuclear Emergency Response and Recovery

25. Next steps for the INS
 Continue strategy of building our indigenous
capabilities while fostering strong partnerships
across the community of interest
– We need to engage TVA and others in commercial nuclear
 Continue to build our academic programs
 Address facilities needs as resources permit
 Strengthen our international portfolio and student
opportunities
 Increase efforts on developing collaborative projects
both nationally and internationally