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By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, October 17th, 2017

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NNSA, New York City Partner on Dirty Bomb PreventionThe Energy Department’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is working with New York City and the Washington-based Nuclear Threat Initiative on a new program intended to prevent terrorists from acquiring material for a radiological dispersal device, otherwise known as a dirty bomb. The partnership helps academic and medical institutions in the city replace devices that use radiological materials with X-Ray technology, the NNSA says. The NNSA contributes through the Cesium Irradiator Replacement…

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