1、1 Useful documents include Roger Eckhardt, “Ionizing Radiation Its Everywhere,” LosAlamos Science, no. 23, 1995, a primer on radiation; Charles Ferguson et al., CommercialRadioactive Sources: Surveying the Security Risks, Center for Nonproliferation Studies, January2003; American Nuclear Society, se
2、ssions on radiological terrorism, November 2002,http:/eed.llnl.gov/ans; U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, “Medical, Industrial, andAcademic Uses of Nuclear Materials,” http:/www.nrc.gov/materials/medical.html; and GregoryVan Tuyle et al., “Reducing RDD Concerns Related to Large Radiological Source
3、 Applications,”September 2003 http:/www.nti.org/e_research/official_docs/labs/LAUR03-6%202.pdf.Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS21528Updated April 1, 2004Terrorist “Dirty Bombs”: A Brief PrimerJonathan MedaliaSpecia
4、list in National DefenseForeign Affairs, Defense, and Trade DivisionSummaryMany fear a terrorist attack with a radiological dispersal device (RDD).1 RDDsmay scatter radioactive material with an explosive (a “dirty bomb”) or other means.Radioactive atoms are unstable; as they decay, they emit electro
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