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| 505 | 8 | |a FEDERAL AGENCIES ARE TAKING STEPS TO IMPROVE SECURITY OF RADIOLOGICAL SOURCES BUT ARE NOT ALWAYS EFFECTIVELY COLLABORATINGCONCLUSION; RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION; AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION; APPENDIX I. SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY; Chapter 2: RESPONSE LETTER FROM U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC) TO CONGRESS PROVIDING NRC'S RESPONSE TO GAO REPORT (GAO-14-293) RECOMMENDATIONS; Chapter 3: PHYSICAL SECURITY BEST PRACTICES FOR THE PROTECTION OF RISK SIGNIFICANT RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL; ABSTRACT; ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS; GLOSSARY OF TERMS; 1. PURPOSE OF THE REPORT | |
| 505 | 8 | |a 2. an effective physical protection program3. administrative security measures; 4. physical security best practices that apply to all facilities; 5. physical security best practices for mobile and transportation operations; references; appendix a. developing a physical security plan; appendix b. physical security best practices for panoramic and underwater irradiators; appendix c. physical security best practices for self-shielded irradiators; appendix d. physical security best practices for fixed gauges | |
| 505 | 8 | |a Appendix e. physical security best practices for medical devices that contain risk significantradioactive materialappendix f. physical security best practices for manufacturing and distribution facilities; appendix g. physical security best practices for well logging sources; appendix h. physical security best practices for industrial radiography sources; appendix i. global threat reduction initiative program; index | |
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| spelling | Radioactive material security issues and protection practices in the U.S. = Security issues and protection practices in the United States Shirley Carver, editor Security issues and protection practices in the United States New York Nova Science Publishers, Inc. [2014] © 2014 1 online resource color illustrations txt rdacontent c rdamedia cr rdacarrier Materials science and technologies series Description based on online resource; title from EPUB title page (EBSCO, viewed November 11, 2014) RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL: SECURITY ISSUES AND PROTECTION PRACTICES IN THE U.S.; RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL: SECURITY ISSUES AND PROTECTION PRACTICES IN THE U.S.; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION: ADDITIONAL ACTIONS NEEDED TO INCREASE THE SECURITY OF U.S. INDUSTRIAL RADIOLOGICAL SOURCES; WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY; WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS; WHAT GAO FOUND; ABBREVIATIONS; BACKGROUND; CHALLENGES EXIST IN REDUCING SECURITY RISKS FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF INDUSTRIAL RADIOLOGICAL SOURCES FEDERAL AGENCIES ARE TAKING STEPS TO IMPROVE SECURITY OF RADIOLOGICAL SOURCES BUT ARE NOT ALWAYS EFFECTIVELY COLLABORATINGCONCLUSION; RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION; AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION; APPENDIX I. SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY; Chapter 2: RESPONSE LETTER FROM U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC) TO CONGRESS PROVIDING NRC'S RESPONSE TO GAO REPORT (GAO-14-293) RECOMMENDATIONS; Chapter 3: PHYSICAL SECURITY BEST PRACTICES FOR THE PROTECTION OF RISK SIGNIFICANT RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL; ABSTRACT; ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS; GLOSSARY OF TERMS; 1. PURPOSE OF THE REPORT 2. an effective physical protection program3. administrative security measures; 4. physical security best practices that apply to all facilities; 5. physical security best practices for mobile and transportation operations; references; appendix a. developing a physical security plan; appendix b. physical security best practices for panoramic and underwater irradiators; appendix c. physical security best practices for self-shielded irradiators; appendix d. physical security best practices for fixed gauges Appendix e. physical security best practices for medical devices that contain risk significantradioactive materialappendix f. physical security best practices for manufacturing and distribution facilities; appendix g. physical security best practices for well logging sources; appendix h. physical security best practices for industrial radiography sources; appendix i. global threat reduction initiative program; index Radioactive material is used worldwide for legitimate commercial purposes, including industrial processes in the oil and gas, aerospace, and food sterilization sectors. Material used for these purposes is typically sealed in a metal capsule, such as stainless steel, titanium, or platinum, to prevent its dispersal and is commonly called a sealed source.1 Some of these sources are highly radioactive and are found in a wide variety of devices, ranging from mobile industrial radiography sources containing hundreds of curies of iridium-192 to larger irradiators with thousands, or even millions, of BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Infrastructure bisacsh SOCIAL SCIENCE / General bisacsh Nuclear industry / Security measures / United States Radioactive substances / United States / Safety measures Wirtschaft Radioactive substances Security measures United States USA Carver, Shirley edt Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Carver, Shirley Radioactive Material : Security Issues and Protection Practices in the U.S. |
| spellingShingle | Radioactive material security issues and protection practices in the U.S. = Security issues and protection practices in the United States RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL: SECURITY ISSUES AND PROTECTION PRACTICES IN THE U.S.; RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL: SECURITY ISSUES AND PROTECTION PRACTICES IN THE U.S.; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION: ADDITIONAL ACTIONS NEEDED TO INCREASE THE SECURITY OF U.S. INDUSTRIAL RADIOLOGICAL SOURCES; WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY; WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS; WHAT GAO FOUND; ABBREVIATIONS; BACKGROUND; CHALLENGES EXIST IN REDUCING SECURITY RISKS FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF INDUSTRIAL RADIOLOGICAL SOURCES FEDERAL AGENCIES ARE TAKING STEPS TO IMPROVE SECURITY OF RADIOLOGICAL SOURCES BUT ARE NOT ALWAYS EFFECTIVELY COLLABORATINGCONCLUSION; RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION; AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION; APPENDIX I. SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY; Chapter 2: RESPONSE LETTER FROM U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC) TO CONGRESS PROVIDING NRC'S RESPONSE TO GAO REPORT (GAO-14-293) RECOMMENDATIONS; Chapter 3: PHYSICAL SECURITY BEST PRACTICES FOR THE PROTECTION OF RISK SIGNIFICANT RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL; ABSTRACT; ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS; GLOSSARY OF TERMS; 1. PURPOSE OF THE REPORT 2. an effective physical protection program3. administrative security measures; 4. physical security best practices that apply to all facilities; 5. physical security best practices for mobile and transportation operations; references; appendix a. developing a physical security plan; appendix b. physical security best practices for panoramic and underwater irradiators; appendix c. physical security best practices for self-shielded irradiators; appendix d. physical security best practices for fixed gauges Appendix e. physical security best practices for medical devices that contain risk significantradioactive materialappendix f. physical security best practices for manufacturing and distribution facilities; appendix g. physical security best practices for well logging sources; appendix h. physical security best practices for industrial radiography sources; appendix i. global threat reduction initiative program; index Radioactive material is used worldwide for legitimate commercial purposes, including industrial processes in the oil and gas, aerospace, and food sterilization sectors. Material used for these purposes is typically sealed in a metal capsule, such as stainless steel, titanium, or platinum, to prevent its dispersal and is commonly called a sealed source.1 Some of these sources are highly radioactive and are found in a wide variety of devices, ranging from mobile industrial radiography sources containing hundreds of curies of iridium-192 to larger irradiators with thousands, or even millions, of BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Infrastructure bisacsh SOCIAL SCIENCE / General bisacsh Nuclear industry / Security measures / United States Radioactive substances / United States / Safety measures Wirtschaft Radioactive substances Security measures United States |
| title | Radioactive material security issues and protection practices in the U.S. = Security issues and protection practices in the United States |
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| title_auth | Radioactive material security issues and protection practices in the U.S. = Security issues and protection practices in the United States |
| title_exact_search | Radioactive material security issues and protection practices in the U.S. = Security issues and protection practices in the United States |
| title_full | Radioactive material security issues and protection practices in the U.S. = Security issues and protection practices in the United States Shirley Carver, editor |
| title_fullStr | Radioactive material security issues and protection practices in the U.S. = Security issues and protection practices in the United States Shirley Carver, editor |
| title_full_unstemmed | Radioactive material security issues and protection practices in the U.S. = Security issues and protection practices in the United States Shirley Carver, editor |
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