[ RadSafe ] Nuclear Detectives

[BLHamrick at aol.com]

I just had to comment on this article.
 
Perhaps we should be spending more on the things that kill people with a  
little more frequency and reliability...I don't know...like illegal handguns,  
and drunk drivers...instead of this nonsense.
 
I realize it keeps me employed, but honestly, could we focus on the serious  
stuff, and not sweat the 1 death in 56 million last year that involved  
radioactive material?
 
Barbara L. Hamrick, CHP, JD
 
In a message dated 2/12/2007 10:06:08 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
sandyfl at cox.net writes:

Nuclear  Detectives    

BBC Feb 12 - The mysterious death in London of  the Russian dissident
Alexander Litvinenko was a story which could have  come from the pages of a
dramatic spy novel. But it actually happened, and  has still not been fully
explained.  

This two-part series  examines the work of scientists - acting as nuclear
detectives - seeking to  identify and control the spread of radioactive
materials.   

Part One: Theft and Smuggling  

Given that just one  nuclear device in the wrong hands would cause untold
devastation and loss  of life, keeping track of nuclear material is a top
priority.   

Where do radioactive materials come from? And how do these become  available
to the "wrong hands"? 

This first programme examines  theft, smuggling and what happens next.