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Radiation sources based on compact accelerators hold significant promise for detecting illicit transport of nuclear materials and contraband, and for advancing global nonproliferation objectives, including nuclear safeguards and treaty verification. This talk will discuss several recent developments that exemplify how the characteristics of compact accelerator-driven radiation sources, including their energy spectrum, pulsed nature, and directionality can be combined with modern nuclear instrumentation and nuclear analytical techniques to benefit those applications. Specific examples include the use of neutron generators, bremsstrahlung, and quasi-monoenergetic sources in cargo security and safeguards of current and future nuclear fuel cycles.
