Ahead of the 2016 Nuclear Security Summit (NSS), the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) has published a Radiological Security Progress Report. Indeed, world leaders at the 2014 Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) recognized the growing threat and put an important spotlight on the issue of radiological security with a commitment from 23 countries to secure their most dangerous radiological sources by the end of 2016. The NTI Radiological Security Progress Report reviews progress that 23 states have made in meeting their commitments and finds that 22 of those countries have met their commitment or are on track to do so by the end of the year—noteworthy progress toward reducing the risk. In addition, over the past decade, progress has been made on better securing radiological sources through efforts by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and various national and international Programs.
Information for the report was primarily drawn from responses by the 23 states to an NTI questionnaire, 2014 NSS documents, the IAEA’s Code of Conduct Technical and Review Meetings, Nuclear Security Summit National Progress Report Statements, and other IAEA reports.
Click here to visit the NTI website and download the report.
