Title:

Arms Control for the 21st Century: Building Trust

Speaker:

Dr. Chris Pickett

Affiliation:

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)

When:

Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 11:00:00 AM   Add to Calendar

Where:

Boggs Building, Room 3-47, 3rd FL

Host:

Nolan Hertel
nolan.hertel@me.gatech.edu
(404) 894-3601

Abstract

Arms Control challenges for the 21st century will require new protocols, tools, and technologies to support verification and build trust. This talk will provide a brief history of some past arms control agreements and outline some of the challenges facing verification along with obstacles to cultivating longer term trust.

Biography

Chris A. Pickett leads the Safeguards and Security Technology Group at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). This Group is involved with the development and application of safeguards and security systems for NDA measurement, process monitoring, containment and surveillance, radiation detection, and security technology for improved physical and border protection. He has worked at the Oak Ridge sites since 1980 in the areas of nondestructive testing and safeguards & security technology utilization and development. He enjoys evaluating and developing systems used to improve monitoring approaches for international safeguards and arms control. Chris served in 1990’s as an active participant on Technical Working Groups evaluating technology and approaches for future START Treaties. In 2001-2002 Chris was selected to serve on the DOE/NNSA post – 9/11 Task Force on Safeguards and Security and remains active in DOE/NNSA working groups associated with Treaty Verification, Tags & Seals, Unattended Monitoring, and Storage Monitoring. He has authored or co-authored over 140 technical papers and presentations on safeguards and security monitoring systems and measurement technologies, characterization of uranium materials, and sealing methods. He provides periodic consultation for multiple International safeguards and security efforts with the IAEA and Russian sites Chris has led and participated in many international workshops associated with international safeguards, arms control, and nuclear materials management. He is a Fellow and the current Secretary for the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management (INMM) and has earned degrees in physics and electrical engineering from Bowling Green State University and the University of Tennessee.