Nuclear or Radioactive Devices

The following FAQ has been developed by our topic editors for this category:

The following HPS Web page also addresses this category:

GUIDANCE FOR PROTECTIVE ACTIONS FOLLOWING A RADIOLOGICAL TERRORIST EVENT Position Statement of the Health Physics Society

The following health physics questions have been answered by an expert and approved by our editors for inclusion in our "Ask the Experts" feature. Click on the question to see the answer.

Questions in this Category Are in the Following Subcategories:
• Dirty Bombs
• Nuclear Weapons
• Emergency Response

Dirty Bombs
Q1754	–	Detection device in case of terrorist attack
Q2321	–	Strontium-90
Q2337	–	Dirty bomb
Q2538	–	Instrumentation
Q3092	–	Emergency operations
Q3420	–	Response kit
Q4071	–	Dirty bomb
Q4247	–	Purchase of NBC suit
Q5138	–	Protection by iodine

Nuclear Weapons
Q1290	–	Radioactive contamination from a nuclear burst
Q1470	–	Fallout shelter
Q1722	–	Nevada Bomb Tests
Q2218	–	Fallout Protection in Structures
Q2437	–	Response to nuclear attack
Q2496	–	Surviving a nuclear blast
Q4000	–	Plutonium for Trinity device
Q4778	–	Lead shielding in house
Q5086	–	Nuclear warheads
Q5171	–	EMP
Q5367	–	Radioactivity release from nuclear explosion vs. nuclear power plant

Emergency Response
Q1141	–	Protection in a nuclear war
Q1671	–	Radiation-disaster cart
Q2514	–	How close to the radiation area can we go?
Q2551	–	People Working at Airport
Q4548	–	Action after terrorist action
Q4908	–	Radiation detection equipment
Q6557	–	Use of Prussian blue tablets in treatment of cesium-137
Q6773	–	Double gloving

The following Web sites may also be useful:

			Health Physics Society Homeland Security Committee
			National Academies
			Nuclear Regulatory Commission Fact Sheet