U.S. International Radiological Threat Reduction Program: Scope and Accomplishments

The International Radiological Threat Reduction Program within the Office of Global Threat Reduction of the National Nuclear Security Administration plays a vital role in reducing the risk of terrorists acquiring a Radiological Dispersal Device or “dirty bomb.” As an integral part of the Department of Energy’s Global Threat Reduction Initiative, the efforts of the International Radiological Threat Reduction Program have led to concrete risk reduction successes.