The EU-funded NESPINT project is developing an innovative device that can detect whether nuclear material is being smuggled via luggage or a container.
One of the biggest security threats facing society today is a terrorist attack involving the use of nuclear materials, such as in the form of a dirty bomb or nuclear weapon. This isn’t just a theoretical threat. As terrorist organisations are becoming increasingly skilled at trafficking Special Nuclear Materials (SNM), it is actually very real. In fact, between 1993 and 2015, authorities confirmed 2 922 incidents of illicit nuclear material trafficking across international borders, with 188 happening in 2015 alone.
Further information: Stopping the threat of a rogue nuclear attack