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Homeland Security

GAO Recommends Stronger Measures To Monitor Radioactive Source Carriers

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, March 13th, 2017

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GAO Recommends Stronger Measures To Monitor Radioactive Source Carriers

Motor carriers of radioactive sources are not directly inspected for compliance with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) security requirements, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found in a report released March 9. Radioactive sources, used worldwide for medical, industrial, research, and other applications, are vulnerable to theft by groups seeking to create radiological “dirty bombs,” or devices that use conventional explosives to disperse radioactive material. The GAO noted that the NRC licenses the possession and use of radioactive sources, while…

Budget

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