Nuclear Proliferation and Arms Control Monitoring, Detection, and Verification : A National Security Priority: Interim Report

At the request of Congress, this report presents findings and recommendations related to governance of the U.S. government's monitoring, detection, and verification (MDV) enterprise and offers findings and recommendations related to technical MDV capabilities and research, development, test, and evaluation efforts, focused in particular on the nuclear fuel cycle, nuclear test explosions, and arms control. Table of ContentsFront MatterSummary1 Introduction2 Governance of the MDV Enterprise3 Technical MDV Capabilities and Research and Development4 ConclusionAppendix A: Statement of TaskAppendix B: List of Findings and RecommendationsAppendix C: Summary of the Defense Science Board Task Force Report: Assessment of Nuclear Monitoring and Verification TechnologiesAppendix D: Summary of the 2018 Plan for Verification, Detection, and Monitoring of Nuclear Weapons and Fissile MaterialAppendix E: Table of Technology Readiness LevelsAppendix F: NNSA DNN (NA-20) Organizational ChartAppendix G: MDV at the Department of Energy National LaboratoriesAppendix H: NNSA's Over the Horizon InitiativeAppendix I: Example Charter for the National Security Council's External Advisory Board for Monitoring, Detection, and Verification AssessmentAppendix J: Table of Relevant Technical and Program ReviewsAppendix K: Summary of Currently Funded NNSA/DNN R&D University ConsortiaAppendix L: Table of MDV R&D Technical Capabilities Needed for the Nuclear Fuel Cycle, Nuclear Test Explosions, and Arms ControlAppendix M: MDV R&D Priorities Listed in the NDRD Strategic Plan for FY20202024Appendix N: Committee BiographiesAppendix O: List of Committee Meetings and Briefings