Nuclear Nonproliferation U.S. And International Assistance Efforts to Control Sealed Radioactive Sources Need Strengthening

By General Accounting Office

Book Id: WPLBN0000201743
Format Type: PDF eBook
File Size: 6.1 MB
Reproduction Date: 2005

Title:	Nuclear Nonproliferation U.S. And International Assistance Efforts to Control Sealed Radioactive Sources Need Strengthening
Author:	General Accounting Office
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Language:	English
Subject:	Government publications, Accountability in government, United States. General Accounting Office
Collections:	Government Library Collection, Government Accountability Integrity Reliability Office Collection
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Publisher:	United States General Accounting Office (Gao)


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Government Accountability Integrity Reliability Office Collection

Excerpt
Excerpt: The precise number of sealed sources in use is unknown because many countries do not systematically account for them. However, nearly 10 million sealed sources exist in the United States and the 49 countries responding to a GAO survey. There is also limited information about the number of sealed sources that have been lost, stolen, or abandoned, but it is estimated to be in the thousands worldwide. Many of the most vulnerable sealed sources that could pose a security risk are located in the countries of the former Soviet Union.