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Missing Nuclear Measuring Devices in Peru Do Not Pose Radiological Threat, Official Says
Aug. 10, 2004Two nuclear measuring devices stolen late last month in Peru do not contain enough radioactive material to produce a radiological weapon, Peruvian Institute of Nuclear Energy President Modesto Montoya said yesterday (see GSN, May 7).
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U.S. Agency Fails to Address Potential Dirty Bomb Threat, Lawmaker Says
Dec. 15, 2008The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission would be ignoring the potential use of cesium chloride as an ingredient in radiological "dirty bombs" by refusing to prohibit the use of the radioactive isotope, U.S. Representative Edward Markey (D-Mass.) said Friday (see GSN, Sept. 25; U.S. Representative Edward Markey release, Dec. 12).
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Ukraine, U.S. Safeguard Vulnerable Radiological Sources
Dec. 14, 2010More than 3,900 radiological sources have been removed from a disused Ukrainian industrial site and relocated at a secure storage facility that was brought online in May, the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration announced yesterday (see GSN, April 23).
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Lax Security Seen at Yemeni Atomic Site
Dec. 20, 2010Yemen's primary cache of radioactive materials is poorly secured and vulnerable to seizure by militants, a leaked U.S. State Department cable from earlier this year quoted a high-level Yemeni official as saying (see GSN, Dec. 9).
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Radioactive Capsules Recovered in India
Jan. 19, 2011Indian authorities have recovered four radioactive isotope cylinders and detained one person allegedly linked to the apparent theft of the material, The Statesman reported on Sunday (see GSN, Nov. 30, 2009).
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Kazakhstan Holding U.S. Citizen Discovered With Radioactive Items
March 7, 2012Kazakhstan is preventing a U.S. man from flying out of the country after customs personnel discovered in his bags radioactive implements used in measuring work, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reported on Tuesday.
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Radiological Substance Security Falls Short at U.S. Medical Sites: GAO
March 14, 2012The U.S. Government Accountability Office has uncovered a number of holes in measures at medical facilities for protecting substances suited for use in radiological "dirty bomb," the New York Times reported on Wednesday.
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New Rule Will Not Secure Radiological Material at Hospitals, Investigator Says
March 30, 2012A controversial new U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission rule will not do enough to ensure that radioactive materials at U.S. hospitals are protected from acts of theft or sabotage, a senior investigator at the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office told Global Security Newswire.
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Company Seeks National Guard Assistance to Find Lost Radioactive Item
Sept. 20, 2012Halliburton has requested the National Guard's assistance in locating a radioactive rod that went missing more than a week ago in southwest Texas, Oilprice.com reported on Tuesday.
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