Key Competencies
ORNL meets the mission needs of the homeland security programs through a number of key competencies:
- Radiological and nuclear materials detection
- Radiological and nuclear forensics and attribution
- Chemical forensics and attribution
- Chemical and biological detection utilizing mass spectrometry
- Sensors utilizing micro-devices and miniaturization
- Unique understanding of the uranium fuel cycle
- Support to international programs in nonproliferation, intelligence, safeguards, treaty compliance, export control
- Knowledge discovery
- Hazard modeling and simulation and consequence management
- Full-range performance testing and exercise planning/execution/evaluation
- Standards development
- Environmental testing
- Development of field tools for first responders
- Transportation system analysis
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