Cooperation, Coordination, and Communication Key to Securing Radioactive Material: IAEA Conference
Authorities and those using radioactive sources – such as staff at hospitals, industries and research institutions – also must collaborate so that the material is protected, and quickly detected if it is lost, stolen or otherwise missing.
Security of Radioactive Material: Why it Matters
At the IAEA’s International Conference on the Security of Radioactive Material: the Way Forward for Prevention and Detection, held 3-7 December 2018 in Vienna, the more than 700 participants from more than 100 countries discussed how to best prevent that radioactive material ends up in the wrong hands, while still enabling it to be used for beneficial purposes.
Ensuring Security of Radioactive Materials
Nuclear security experts from more than 100 countries are in Vienna participating in the IAEA Conference on the Security of Radioactive Material: The Way Forward for Prevention and Detection....
Nuclear Security in Big Cities
Large, bustling cities are home to billions around world. In them, people often congregate in dense crowds, for example during rush hour. Security experts, including those focusing on nuclear security...
Better Together: IAEA Conference on Security of Radioactive Material Links Prevention and Detection
Work to secure radioactive material under regulatory control, and to detect such material out of regulatory control is the focus of the International Conference on the Security of Radioactive Material: the Way Forward for Prevention and Detection, taking place on 3-7 December 2018 at the IAEA headquarters in Vienna.