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- Title
Pakistan finds two radioactive containers.
- Authors
Merali, Zeeya
- Abstract
This article discusses the discovery of sealed containers of radioactive materials at the government run Oil and Gas Development Corporation in Karachi, Pakistan. The implications of this discovery for the nuclear security regime of the Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority are discussed. The use of nuclear materials in oil exploration is discussed as a possible explanation for the discovery of these materials. Non-Proliferation researcher Matthew Bunn comments on the need for improved radioactive materials tracking.
- Subjects
PAKISTAN; OIL &; Gas Development Co. Ltd.; PAKISTAN. Nuclear Regulatory Authority; RADIOACTIVE substance safety measures; NUCLEAR industry security measures; PETROLEUM industry; NUCLEAR nonproliferation
- Publication
Nature, 2008, Vol 454, Issue 7202, p258
- ISSN
0028-0836
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/454258b