IAEA REPORT SHOWS THAT WORLD IS THREATENED BY SLOW BUT STEADY TRICKLE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL THEFTS
October 1st, 2008
BY KEITH NUTHALL
UPDATED reports on illicit trafficking of nuclear materials show that the recovery of these potentially dangerous items is becoming rarer. This rate fell to 25% of all reported incidents between 2004-2007 says the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). It is a commercial crime that carries frightening risks for us all. Keith Nuthall reports
PART of the problem of illicit nuclear trafficking is that the thieves are getting more efficient. The average recovery rate of lost or stolen nuclear waste, isotopes, fuel rods and devices from 1995 to ...
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