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title: Advances in Theory and Practice for Nuclear Safety
description: Using a combination of improvements in nuclear fission chain theory and the production of new, highly sensitive detectors, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory physicists have new tools for detecting the presence of nuclear materials in unknown objects.
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# [Advances in Theory and Practice for Nuclear Safety](https://northerncal.swagelok.com/blog/advances-in-theory-and-practice-for-nuclear-safety)

 Written by [Jeff Hopkins](https://northerncal.swagelok.com/blog/author/jeff-hopkins) | 11/5/18 5:00 PM

Using a combination of improvements in nuclear fission chain theory and the production of new, highly sensitive detectors, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory physicists have new tools for** detecting the presence of nuclear materials** in unknown objects.

[Read the full article on Phys.org →](https://phys.org/news/2018-08-theory-aids-analysis-nuclear-materials.html)

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