A Global Perspective on Continuity of Knowledge: Concepts and Challenges

At the 55th annual meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management (INMM) in Atlanta, GA, July 2014, a panel discussion addressed the topic “A Global Perspective on Continuity of Knowledge: Concepts and Challenges.” The session began with informed presentations by panel members followed by a discussion in which questions from the audience were addressed. The panel included: Robert Bean, Assistant Professor of Nuclear Engineering, Purdue University, Kelsey Hartigan, Program Officer for the Material Security and Minimization Program and Nuclear Security Project at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI), Olli Heinonen, former Deputy Director for Safeguards at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Willem Jassens, Head of the Nuclear Security Unit at the Institute for Transuranium Elements of the Joint Research Center of the European Commission at Ispra, Italy, Shirley Johnson, former safeguards inspector at the IAEA and currently founder of Tucker Creek Consulting, and Irmgard Niemeyer, head of the International Safeguards Group in the Institute of Nuclear Waste Management and Reactor Safety at Forschungszentrum Juelich. Dianna Blair, Manager of the International Safeguards and Technical Systems Department at Sandia National Laboratories and Nathan Rowe, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, moderated the panel session.