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
fDate :
Oct. 29 2006-Nov. 1 2006
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;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2006. IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0560-2
Electronic_ISBN :
1095-7863
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.2006.356153
