Thailand's Challenges of Becoming an ISO/IEC 17025 Accredited Nuclear Forensics Laboratory: A Scope of Qualitative Analysis of Uranium and Thorium in a Geological Sample Using Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy

The Nuclear Forensics Laboratory in Thailand was established in July 2014 at the Office of Atoms for Peace (OAP) through the support and collaborations of domestic and international partners. Thailand has implemented nuclear forensics to prevent and respond to nuclear security events and illicit trafficking of nuclear and radioactive materials in the country and the ASEAN region. OAP has developed the country's nuclear forensic framework by parallel implementing the main four parts: radiological crime scene management, laboratory analysis, nuclear forensics library development, and domestic nuclear security network. According to the precise framework, OAP has accomplished laying a foundation of nuclear forensics in Thailand.