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Radioactive Source Security Collection

This collection compiles information on the security of radioactive sources from a variety of organisations, both materials that WINS has produced and resources from other institutions, such as the IAEA.

This collection is arranged in seven major subject matter areas:

• Current Activities
• Whole-Life Approach
• Medical Applications
• Industrial Applications
• Alternative Technologies
• Transportation Security
• End-of-Life Management

Just click or scroll down to the section that interests you. Be sure to check back often because we are regularly adding information to these pages.

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We welcome your comments about the information you find here, as well as your suggestions for additional publications, events, training courses and more that focus on radioactive source security and that would interest your fellow WINS Members. Together, we can turn these pages into THE home on the web for information on the security of radioactive sources.

Radioactive Source Security Collection

Current Activities

May 2025 Workshop on Strengthening the Security of Radioactive Sources during Wartime and Violent Civil Unrest
The workshop will focus on preparing for and responding to nuclear security incidents involving radioactive sources during wartime and violent civil unrest to address threats and minimise the risk of harm. Specifically, the workshop will address how to plan and prepare for response to nuclear security incidents involving radioactive sources in the context of war and violent civil unrest.

You may also read our Special Report Securing Radioactive Sources During War Time and Violent Civil Unrest

25-27 February 2025 ONLINE WORKSHOP: Best Practices for the Secure Transport of Radioactive Material

The purpose of this online workshop is to share best practices in the secure transport of radioactive material. These discussions will serve as the basis for the development of a new WINS International Best Practice Guide on this topic.

The full event details are available here.

November 2024 Senegal’s Successful Transition to Linacs

WINS has launched a new video about the transition from cobalt-60 teletherapy devices to linear accelerators (Linacs) for cancer treatment in Senegal.

The full video is available here.

Whole-Life Management

As numerous documents in these pages demonstrate, radioactive sources need to be managed from a whole-life point of view. Doing so requires competent personnel, adequate financial resources, and carefully planned and implemented policies, processes and procedures.


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Whole-Life Management

Medical Applications

Ensuring the security of radioactive sources used in medical applications requires careful planning, training and implementation on the part of numerous stakeholders.


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Medical Applications

Industrial Applications

It is crucial to put a robust security programme in place that decreases the likelihood that radioactive sources used in industrial applications will be lost or stolen.


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Industrial Applications

Alternative Technologies

Given the demonstrated benefits of alternative technologies in reducing the radiological security risk, it is important to stay abreast of the current developments and innovations in the field.

Ongoing research, advancements in new technology, and improvements in existing technologies have made many alternatives to radioactive sources attractive and cost effective.


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Alternative Technologies

Transportation Security

Radioactive sources are transported frequently, often across international borders, using various modes of transportation. Because sources are particularly vulnerable when they are being transported, it is crucial that all involved stakeholders communicate effectively with each other and that they plan, implement and exercise effective security measures.


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Transportation Security

End-of-Life Management

Measures for implementing appropriate end-of-life measures for radioactive sources should be identified, put in place, and financed before the sources are put into use.


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End-of-Life Management