United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2003-08-06 monographic deposited born digital 125 p. GA 1.13:GAO-03-804 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-804 P0b002ee180399edd f:d03804 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-804 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-804 GAO-03-804 Counterterrorism National preparedness Nuclear waste management Radioactive wastes Strategic planning Other Written Product A08375 Sealed radioactive sources, radioactive material encapsulated in stainless steel or other metal, are used worldwide in medicine, industry, and research. These sealed sources could be a threat to national security because terrorists could use them to make "dirty bombs." GAO was asked to determine (1) the number of sealed sources in the United States, (2) the number of sealed sources lost, stolen, or abandoned, (3) the effectiveness of federal and state controls over sealed sources, and (4) the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and state efforts since September 11, 2001, to strengthen security of sealed sources. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-804/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-804.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-804/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-804.pdf GAO-03-804 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-804 Other Written Product GAO-03-804; Nuclear Security: Federal and State Action Needed to Improve Security of Sealed Radioactive Sources; Counterterrorism National preparedness Nuclear waste management Radioactive wastes Strategic planning Public Law 106-377