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International Aspects of Creating a State System for Countering Illegal Circulation of Radioactive Materials in the Russian Federation
International Aspects of Creating a State System for Countering Illegal Circulation of Radioactive Materials in the Russian Federation
Pages 160-163
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2. The draft statute includes the fundamental conceptual elements necessary for organizing the struggle against the illegal circulation of radioactive materials and for creating a state system linking and organizing the activities of the basic law enforcement and customs agencies, ministries, and departments dealing with the nuclear sector, and other interested organizations.
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In creating such systems, Russia also deems it expedient to propose that the international community examine the question of joining forces and coordinating the activities of all interested countries. The main goal of creating a model district and subsequently implementing other elements of the draft plan is to facilitate the development of a federal system of preventive measures for combating nuclear and radiological terrorism.
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· spectrometric device FIGURE 1 Possible structure of experimental district in the system for countering the illegal circulation of nuclear materials.
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At the same time, existing technical means for monitoring shipments of explosives, other hazardous cargo, weapons, and so forth, could be brought to bear in the creation of such a system. Work on addressing problematic questions in the model district could add substantial programmatic and practical impetus to efforts to deal with this urgent current problem.
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