Countering Nuclear and Radiological Terrorism

ISBN-13: 9781402049200 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 282 str.

Samuel Apikyan; David Diamond

Opis

With the dissolution of the Soviet Union the nuclear threats facing the world are constantly evolving and have grown more complex since the end of the Cold War. The diversion of complete weapon systems or nuclear material to rogue nations and terrorist organizations has increased and new nuclear powers (e.g. Iran, Korea, Pakistan and India) have further complicated global proliferation issues. The events of the past years have proved the necessity to reevaluate these threats on a level never before considered. In recognition that no single country possesses all of the answers to the critical scientific, institutional and legal questions associated with combating nuclear and radiological terrorism, the 2005 Workshop and this proceeding was 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. One key outcome of this book is better understanding of the independent contributions from across the international community of the scientific and technological components and the legal, policy and institutional components to combating nuclear/radiological terrorism. The book can serve as a tool for communicating the outcomes of the workshop not only to the multi-national scientific communities engaged in combating nuclear/radiological terrorism, but also to those working at governmental and policy levels whose actions affect the directions the science takes and how the technology is incorporated into country-specific national systems for combating nuclear/radiological terrorism.

Spis treści

I. Planning for Countering Nuclear Terrorism. Motivation and Redirection: Rationale and Achievements in the Russian Closed Nuclear Cities; G. Kaser. Implementation Of The 8 July 2005 Amendment to the Convention On The Physical Protection Of Nuclear Material; P.A. Comella. Nuclear Material Security Needs in the 21st Century; N.H. Krikorian. Multi-Attribute Analysis Of Nuclear Fuel Cycle Resistance To Nuclear Weapons Proliferation; A. Zrodnikov et al. Key Aspects On The Non-Proliferation Measures; G. Velarde et al. Security Of Radioactive Materials For Medical Use; A. Elliott.- II. Protecting Nuclear Power Plants. On The Importance Of The Security And Safety Of The Reactor Pressure Vessel to External Threats; A. Ballesteros et al. Proliferation Resistance Features in Nuclear Reactor Designs; B.A. Gabaraev et al. The Role Of Structural Materials in The Vulnerability Of Nuclear Power Plants; L. Debarberis et al.- III. Responding to Nuclear Terrorism. Combating Radiological Terrorism – a Multi-Faceted Challenge; A. Wolf, I. Yaar. Estimation Of Inhalation Radiation Doses Associated With a 90sr Dirty Bomb Even; V.P. Reshetin. Status Of The Rodos System For Off-Site Emergency Management After Nuclear and Radiological Accidents; W. Raskob et al. Decision Making After The Use of Radiological Dispersion Devices; F. Hardeman. Use Of The Decision Support System Recass Nt For Antiterrorism Actions; V.G. Bulgakov et al. Mobile Measurement Facilities For The Real-Time Interaction With The Recass Nt System In Antiterrorism Actions; A.M. Gariyants et al.- IV. Radiation Detection. Effects of Tellurium Precipitates on Charge Collection in Czt Nuclear Radiation Detectors; G.S. Camarda et al. Combined Sensors for the Detection, Identification and Monitoring of Radiation Sources; I. Yaar. Experimental Model Of The Device for Detection Of Nuclear Cycle Materials By Photoneutron Technology; A.M. Bakalyarov et al. InstrumentationMeasurement and Testing Complex for Detection and Identification Of Radioactive Materials Using the Emitted Radiation; V.T. Samossadny et al. Using Associated Particle Technique For Detection Of Shielded Nuclear Materials (Nm); A.V. Kuznetsov et al. Use Of Neutron Based Techniques In The Control Of Illicit Trafficking Of Fissile and Explosive Material; G. Nebbia et al.- Index.

O autorze

David Diamond schloss 1975 die Universität Alberta mit einem Bachelor of Fine Arts für Schauspiel ab. 1981 war er Mitbegründer von Headlines Theatre und seit 1984 ist er dessen künstlerischer Leiter. Er leitete seitdem an die 500 gemeinwesenspezifische Theaterprojekte zu Themen wie Rassismus, Bürgerbeteiligung, Gewalt, Sucht, Generationenkonflikt und Obdachlosigkeit. Seine Arbeit führte ihn durch Nordamerika und Europa, aber auch nach Namibia, Ruanda, Australien, Brasilien und Singapur.
David Diamond erhielt zahlreiche Auszeichnungen, darunter den City of Vancouver's Cultural Harmony Award, die Ehrendoktorwürde des University College of the Fraser Valley sowie den Otto René Castillo Award für politisches Theater.