Security of radioactive materials.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Government Accountability Office, author.

Series:

United States. Government Accountability Office. Snapshot

Radiological security snapshot

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dirty bombs--Risk assessment.

Dirty bombs.

Risk management--United States.

Risk management.

Radioactive substances--Security measures--Government policy--United States.

Radioactive substances.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (2 pages) : color illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : U.S. Government Accountability Office, 2022.

System Details:

text file

PDF

Summary:

The risks of a dirty bomb attack are increasing and the consequences could be devastating. GAO reported in 2019 that a dirty bomb using radioactive materials could trigger mass evacuations and have socioeconomic costs of billions of dollars. For example, an accident at a hospital in 2019 involving a small quantity of radioactive materials resulted in clean-up and other costs of $150 million for that building alone. Many GAO recommendations to reduce the risks of these materials have not yet been implemented.

Notes:

"April 2022."

In scope of the U.S. Government Publishing Office Cataloging and Indexing Program (C&I) and Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP).

Includes bibliographical references.

Online resource; title from PDF caption (GAO, viewed April 6, 2022).

OCLC:

1309082614