NFUSS is a six-week course, sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), designed to provide undergraduate students with comprehensive, experimental, hands-on training in topics essential to nuclear forensics. This program will be held June 11 to July 20, 2018, at the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City. Through laboratory experiments and complementary lectures, students are introduced to the practice and technical aspects of nuclear forensic science. The program will also include a field trip to Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).
Nuclear forensics involves examining materials recovered from radiological and nuclear events of an illicit or hostile nature in order to determine their character and origin. Nuclear forensics conclusions, combined with information from law enforcement investigation and intelligence, help identify those responsible for planned and actual attacks.
Nuclear forensics supports the U.S. Government commitment to identify and hold fully accountable any state or non-state actor that willfully supports, enables, or engages in hostile weapons of mass destruction activities that threaten the United States or our allies and partners.
Important Dates
- Application deadline:February 28, 2018
- Reference received deadline: March 9, 2018
- Candidates notified of selection:March 1-30, 2018
- Program dates:June 11 to July 20, 2018
- Field trip to Oak Ridge National Laboratory:Tentative date of July 11, 2018
If you have any questions, visit https://orise.orau.gov/nfuss/ or contact NFUSS@orau.org.
Best Regards,
Brook Benson
Program Specialist – WorkForce Development
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