NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION Additional Actions Needed to Increase the Security of U.S. Industrial Radiological Sources

By U.S. Government Accountability Office

Radiological sources are used throughout the world for medical and industrial purposes. Until the 1950s, only naturally occurring radioactive materials, such as radium-226, were available for use in radiological sources. Since then, sources containing radioactive material produced artificially in nuclear reactors and accelerators have become widely available, including cesium-137, cobalt-60, and iridium-192. Sealed sources vary in size from the size of a grain of rice to rods up to several inches in length.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1511411597
• ISBN13: 9781511411592
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 58 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.5" x 11.0"