Overview
- Comprehensive history of International Radiological security controls
- Potential Radiological terrorism scenarios
- Operational responses to radiological terrorism
- New technologies for detecting radiological sources
Part of the book series: NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security (NAPSC)
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Table of contents (10 papers)
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Executive Summary
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Security of Radioactive Sources
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High Consequence Radioactive Terrorism Scenarios
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Coordinating Responses to Radioactive Terrorism
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Uncorking the Bottlenecks
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About this book
As a result of arms control efforts over the past 50 years, nuclear material is subject to strict national controls and tough international treaties. But there are still almost no controls, other than a voluntary International Atomic Energy Agency code of conduct, on the sorts of radiological sources used to make radiological dirty bombs. Radiological sources are used all over the world for a wide range of peaceful purposes, including smoke detectors, medical devices, meteorology, mining and thermoelectric generators. There are at least eight million identified radiological sources worldwide. Their small size, portability and high value make them vulnerable to misuse and theft: the IAEA reported 272 cases of illicit trafficking in sealed radioactive sources between 1993 and 2002.
The IAEA estimates that 110 countries worldwide still fail to impose adequate controls. The time is ripe for an international convention and treaty on the safety and security of radiological sources.
This book covers expert discussions designed to enhance cooperation and assistance between NATO and Partner countries in support of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) efforts to secure radioactive sources against the threat of terrorism and also to support the security agenda at the International Radiation Protection Association Congress in Buenos Aires in 2008.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: International Approaches to Securing Radioactive Sources Against Terrorism
Editors: W. Duncan Wood, Derek M. Robinson
Series Title: NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9272-5
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2009
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-9271-8Published: 25 November 2008
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-9284-8Published: 27 November 2008
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4020-9272-5Published: 23 November 2008
Series ISSN: 1874-6519
Series E-ISSN: 1874-6543
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 230
Topics: Effects of Radiation/Radiation Protection, Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law, Emergency Services, Public Health, Industrial Pollution Prevention