Exploring Blockchain for Nuclear Material Tracking: A Scoping Review and Innovative Model Proposal

Irem Nur Ecemis, Fatih Ekinci, Koray Acici, Mehmet Serdar Guzel, Ihsan Tolga Medeni and Tunc Asuroglu ()
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Irem Nur Ecemis: Department of Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Cankiri Karatekin University, Cankiri 18100, Türkiye
Fatih Ekinci: Department of Medical Physics, Institute of Nuclear Sciences, Ankara University, Ankara 06100, Türkiye
Koray Acici: Department of Artificial Intelligence and Data Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Ankara University, Ankara 06100, Türkiye
Mehmet Serdar Guzel: Department of Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Ankara University, Ankara 06100, Türkiye
Ihsan Tolga Medeni: Department of Management Information Systems, Faculty of Business Administration, Yildirim Beyazit University, Ankara 06010, Türkiye
Tunc Asuroglu: Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, 33720 Tampere, Finland

Energies, 2024, vol. 17, issue 12, 1-27

Abstract: Ensuring safe and transparent tracking of nuclear materials in the modern era is critical for global security and compliance with international regulations. Blockchain technology, a decentralized and immutable ledger, offers a new approach to recording transactions, increasing trust without intermediaries. In this study, it was investigated whether nuclear material tracking was performed with advanced technology blockchain from past to present; it was seen that there needed to be a study on this subject in the literature, and that there was a gap. Search results proving this are presented. The authors present a model that can enable nuclear material tracking with blockchain technology, which will create a solid structure for recording and verifying every process step in the nuclear supply chain, from the creation of the first product to destruction. This model discusses how nuclear materials, which are very important to track from the beginning until they become waste, can be tracked with blockchain technology, and the contributions they can make nationally and internationally are explained. As a result of the research, it is shown that blockchain technology has the potential to pave the way for more resilient and precise nuclear supply chains by significantly increasing the security and efficiency of nuclear material tracking.

Keywords: nuclear material tracking; blockchain technology; nuclear security; supply chain security; real-time monitoring; scoping review (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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