Nuclear Forensics and Development of Non-Destructive Scrutiny Facility (NDSF) for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Salah Ud-Din Khan

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Nuclear Forensics and Development of Non-Destructive Scrutiny Facility (NDSF) for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Salah Ud-Din Khan

Published in Nuclear Science (Volume 3, Issue 4)

Received: 12 March 2019 Accepted: 22 April 2019 Published: 31 May 2019

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In this paper, theoretical model for nuclear forensics is developed and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is considered as the case study. The main objective of this research is the development of procedure for nuclear forensics and infrastructure for non-destructive scrutiny facility (NDSF). In this study, various assumptions and parameters were discussed including the development strategies, technical evaluations, capabilities and current scenarios. The prime objective is to gain insight to the threat and unexpected issues regarding the race of nuclear technology in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and to safer the KSA region.

Published in	Nuclear Science (Volume 3, Issue 4)
DOI	10.11648/j.ns.20180304.11
Page(s)	52-58
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Nuclear Forensics, NDSF Facility, Establishment Procedures, Techniques, Security Threat

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Salah Ud-Din Khan. Nuclear Forensics and Development of Non-Destructive Scrutiny Facility (NDSF) for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Nucl. Sci. 2019, 3(4), 52-58. doi: 10.11648/j.ns.20180304.11

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Salah Ud-Din Khan. Nuclear Forensics and Development of Non-Destructive Scrutiny Facility (NDSF) for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Nucl Sci. 2019;3(4):52-58. doi: 10.11648/j.ns.20180304.11

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Sustainable Energy Technologies Center, College of Engineering, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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