Countering Nuclear and Radiological Terrorism (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Apikyan, Samuel; Diamond, David

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Sinc the dissolution of the Soviet Union the nuclear threats facing the world are complex and constantly evolving.This volume is structured to promote wide-ranging, multi-national exploration of critical technology needs and underlying scientific challenges to reducing the threat of nuclear/radiological terrorism; to illustrate through country-specific presentations how resulting technologies were used in national programs; and to outline the role of legal, policy and institutional frameworks in countering nuclear/radiological terrorism.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Netherlands
• Seitenzahl: 282
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Mai 2007
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781402049217
• Artikelnr.: 37354012

Inhaltsangabe

PLANNING FOR COUNTERING NUCLEAR TERRORISM.- MOTIVATION AND REDIRECTION: RATIONALE AND ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE RUSSIAN CLOSED NUCLEAR CITIES.- IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 8 JULY 2005 AMENDMENT TO THE CONVENTION ON THE PHYSICAL PROTECTION OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL.- NUCLEAR MATERIAL SECURITY NEEDS IN THE 21ST CENTURY.- MULTI-ATTRIBUTE ANALYSIS OF NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE RESISTANCE TO NUCLEAR WEAPONS PROLIFERATION.- KEY ASPECTS ON THE NON-PROLIFERATION MEASURES.- SECURITY OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS FOR MEDICAL USE.- PROTECTING NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS.- ON THE IMPORTANCE OF THE SECURITY AND SAFETY OF THE REACTOR PRESSURE VESSEL TO EXTERNAL THREATS.- PROLIFERATION RESISTANCE FEATURES IN NUCLEAR REACTOR DESIGNS.- THE ROLE OF STRUCTURAL MATERIALS IN THE VULNERABILITY OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS.- RESPONDING TO NUCLEAR TERRORISM.- COMBATING RADIOLOGICAL TERRORISM - A MULTI-FACETED CHALLENGE.- ESTIMATION OF INHALATION RADIATION DOSES ASSOCIATED WITH A 90SR DIRTY BOMB EVENT.- STATUS OF THE RODOS SYSTEM FOR OFF-SITE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AFTER NUCLEAR AND RADIOLOGICAL ACCIDENTS.- DECISION MAKING AFTER THE USE OF RADIOLOGICAL DISPERSION DEVICES.- USE OF THE DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM RECASS NT FOR ANTITERRORISM ACTIONS.- MOBILE MEASUREMENT FACILITIES FOR THE REAL-TIME INTERACTION WITH THE RECASS NT SYSTEM IN ANTITERRORISM ACTIONS.- RADIATION DETECTION.- EFFECTS OF TELLURIUM PRECIPITATES ON CHARGE COLLECTION IN CZT NUCLEAR RADIATION DETECTORS.- COMBINED SENSORS FOR THE DETECTION, IDENTIFICATION AND MONITORING OF RADIATION SOURCES.- EXPERIMENTAL MODEL OF THE DEVICE FOR DETECTION OF NUCLEAR CYCLE MATERIALS BY PHOTONEUTRON TECHNOLOGY.- INSTRUMENTATION MEASUREMENT AND TESTING COMPLEX FOR DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS USING THE EMITTED RADIATION.- USING ASSOCIATED PARTICLE TECHNIQUE FORDETECTION OF SHIELDED NUCLEAR MATERIALS (NM) DETECTION OF HEAVILY SHIELDED NM.- USE OF NEUTRON BASED TECHNIQUES IN THE CONTROL OF ILLICIT TRAFFICKING OF FISSILE AND EXPLOSIVE MATERIAL.