Cockrell School
Mechanical Engineering Professor, David Morton, has received $1.9 million to expand a computer model that is already helping guide national decisions about placement of devices to detect nuclear smuggling attempts.
Los Alamos National Laboratory uses the computer model David Morton and a former graduate student developed to help prioritize radiation sensor installations in Russia and nearby countries, which have insufficient security for stores of nuclear weapons material and radioactive material. Morton is developing a related computer model to guide other decisions, such as the capital-improvement projects to consider at a Texas nuclear power plant, and how best to expand wildlife areas.
Mechanical Engineering Professor, David Morton, has received $1.9 million to expand a computer model that is already helping guide national decisions about placement of devices to detect nuclear smuggling attempts.
Los Alamos National Laboratory uses the computer model David Morton and a former graduate student developed to help prioritize radiation sensor installations in Russia and nearby countries, which have insufficient security for stores of nuclear weapons material and radioactive material. Morton is developing a related computer model to guide other decisions, such as the capital-improvement projects to consider at a Texas nuclear power plant, and how best to expand wildlife areas.