DocumentCode
462332
Title
Detection of Illicit Nuclear Materials Masked with other Gamma-Ray Emitters
Author
Reinhard, M.I. ; Prokopovich, D. ; Van der Gaast, H. ; Hill, D.
Author_Institution
Australian Nucl. Sci. & Technol. Organ., Sydney, NSW
Volume
1
fYear
2006
fDate
Oct. 29 2006-Nov. 1 2006
Firstpage
270
Lastpage
272
Abstract
The purpose of this work was to experimentally determine the extent to which legal shipments of radioisotopes could be used to mask the presence of illicit nuclear materials and the means by which this can be accomplished.
Keywords
government policies; nuclear materials transportation; radiation detection; radioactive sources; gamma ray emitters; illicit nuclear material detection; legal radioisotope shipments; Gamma ray detection; Gamma ray detectors; Isotopes; Law; Legal factors; Materials testing; Nuclear and plasma sciences; Radiation detectors; Radioactive materials; Weapons;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2006. IEEE
Conference_Location
San Diego, CA
ISSN
1095-7863
Print_ISBN
1-4244-0560-2
Electronic_ISBN
1095-7863
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/NSSMIC.2006.356153
Filename
4178992
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