dirty bomb

["J. J. Rozental" <joseroze@netvision.net.il>]

Inadequate Control of World's Radioactive Sources



The following is the initial paragraph of this topic published by the IAEA.



"Vienna, 24 June 2002 -- The radioactive materials needed to build a "dirty

bomb" can be found in almost any country in the world, and more than 100

countries may have inadequate control and monitoring programs necessary to

prevent or even detect the theft of these materials, the International

Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says."



Look at the site



http://www.iaea.org/worldatom/Press/P_release/2002/prn0209.shtml



my comment:



Many of these countries still use old sources, containing high activity,

manufactured to standards lower than would be acceptable today. The

radioactive substance in these sources is soluble salt which could readily

disperse. It is not difficult to prepare a scenario for a dirty bomb using

the mechanism system of a teletheraphy unit using Cs-137, as de one  in

Goiania



Jose Julio Rozental

joseroze@netvision.net.il

Israel





























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