ISO NUCLEAR MATERIAL
July 1st, 2004
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE INTERNATIONAL Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) has released a technical standard advising on detecting illicit movements of radioactive materials at frontiers and industry control points. ISO said it wanted to provide a common technical base for monitoring, helping communication between regulatory authorities. As well as advising on stationary and portable instruments, ISO 22188:2004 covers search techniques, "locating and possibly identifying radioactive substances at border checkpoints - from international land borders to maritime ...
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