Workshop on the Status of Combating Illicit Trafficking of Nuclear and Radioactive Materials, 23-25 April 2007, Karlsruhe (Germany) 2007

Subject is on illicit trafficking of nuclear and radioactive materials. This is an international challenge. It therefore requires border-crossing cooperation if we want to successfully combat illicit trafficking. These are exactly the roots for two things: 1. the proposal for a TACIS multi-country project on combating illicit trafficking. And this is the opportunity for me to welcome the delegations from the Russian Federation, from Ukraine, from Moldova, from Georgia and from Azerbaijan 2. a number of international initiatives and bilateral programmes aiming at improving the technical and organizational means for prevention, detection and response to illicit trafficking. In this context I would like to welcome the representatives of the IAEA, the world customs organization, the nuclear smuggling International Technical Working Group and the Second Line of Defence Programme of the US DoE.

MAYER Klaus; 

2007-12-06

European Commission - Joint Research Centre - Institute for Transuranium Elements

JRC41903