The import and export of sealed radioactive sources is part of the modern global trade. Radioactive sources are imported and exported daily from country to country or across continents, to meet the ...

The purpose of this Sandia National Laboratories' sponsored study is to support existing and future activities under the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Office of Radiological Security ...

What do a capsule in Australia, a cylinder in Thailand and a camera in the US have in common? All three contained radioactive material and went missing over the past three months, in what experts say ...

At the first IAEA training course on customs operations in the Caribbean region on sealed radioactive sources, participants from Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries learned how to manage and ...

EHSA allows for the entry of source use and waste generation by the Authorized User or Radiation Worker. This mechanism is meant to capture the dispensing of radioactive material from the original ...

People often think of radiation as the basis for carbon-free nuclear power. But radiation can also save lives. That’s especially true in hospitals where professionals use nuclear medicine to make ...

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection reported a piece of equipment used in medical imaging scanners that contained a small amount of radioactive material had been shipped for disposal ...

Most people interpret radiation as a bad thing—but it isn’t always. In fact, radiation is a very normal phenomenon. For now, let’s just say that radiation is when an object produces energy. When a ...

When most people think about radioactivity, their minds jump to nuclear power plants, medical X-rays, or maybe that ominous green glow from old science fiction movies. The reality is far less dramatic ...