• Proceedings of the Korea Technology Innovation Society Conference
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• 2003.05a
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• pp.403-412
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• 2003

Al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups have tried to obtain the radioactive material which could be used to make a dirty bomb. Their documents relating to the dirty bomb were found in the January 2003. International communities especially, the United States has made efforts to improve regulation and security of radioactive material for protecting the public from radiological attacks. This study examines the possibility of radiological terrorism and the radiological dispersal devices which could be used by determined terrorists, and international status and prospects to respond radiological terror.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• v.34 no.3
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• pp.115-120
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• 2009

Since 1990s, some events - detection of a dirty bomb in a Russian nation park in 1995, 9/11 terrorist attack to WTC in 2001, discovery of Al-Qaeda's experimentation to build a dirty bomb in 2003 etc - have showed that nuclear or radiological terrorism relating to radioactive materials (hereinafter "radioactive materials" is referred to as "nuclear material, nuclear spent fuel and radioactive source") is not incredible but serious and credible threat. Thus, to respond to the new threat, the international community has not only strengthened security and physical protection of radioactive materials but also established prevention of and response to illicit trafficking of radioactive materials. In this regard, our government has enacted or revised the national regulatory framework with a view to improving security of radioactive materials and joined the international convention or agreement to meet this international trend. For the purpose of prevention of nuclear/radiological terrorism, this paper reviews physical characteristics of nuclear material and existing detection instruments used for prevention of illicit trafficking. Finally, national detection regime against nuclear/radiological terrorism based on paths of the smuggled radioactive materials to terrorist's target building/area, national topography and road networks, and defence-in-depth concept is suggested in this paper. This study should contribute to protect people's health, safety and environment from nuclear/radiological terrorism.

• 대한방사선방어학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2011.11a
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• pp.354-355
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• 2011

• The Science & Technology
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• v.35 no.2 s.393
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• pp.45-74
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• 2002

[테러리즘 현황] - 현대사회 테러리스트 공격에 속수무책, 유형ㆍ시대따라 달라도 늘 빈틈노려 덮쳐/[무력테러] - 인터넷 등 첨단기술이용 무기 현지조달, 국가안보차원서 테러 대처능력 갖춰야/[생물테러] - 생명공학 접목ㆍ소량으로 대량살상 가능, 무미ㆍ무취에 은밀ㆍ잠재성 커 무기화 박차/[화학테러] - 1차 대전때 겨자가스공격 1백30만명 사상, 북한은 61년 김일성지시에 따라 5천톤 비축/[방사능테러] 원자력발전소 등 각종 핵시설 공격 목표, 한국은 북한의 핵위협 예방 종합대책 필요/[사이버테러] 마음만 먹으면 누구나 전산망 파괴 가능, 미래 전쟁은 네트워크 파괴가 성패 갈라

• Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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• v.12 no.6
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• pp.719-725
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• 2018

After 9/11 attacks in the U.S, Terrorism has increased the number of unspecified casualties through multi-use facility terror attacks compared to the past. The subsequent London bombings and the self-destruction of Pakistan increased people's fear and social anxiety. As international events have been held in Korea recently, awareness and concern over radioactive terrorism and security management of radioactive materials are increasing. In this paper, we compared the results of different meteorological conditions using HotSpot Code. After creating a possible terror scenario in Korea, sources likely to be use in RDD and Dirty bomb were investigated. The meteorological condition was selected by comparing the Pasquill-Gifford stability class with the most stable condition F and the most unstable condition A. The result value of the A and F condition through simulation were shown not to cause citizens to die from acute effects due to radiological effects. The range of radioactivity is different according to the wind speed and the meteorological stability, and the degree of radioactivity dilution is different according to meteorological conditions. Analysis results are expected to be used for initial response in the event of a radioactive terrorist attack.

• 대한방사선방어학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2009.11a
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• pp.90-91
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• 2009

• Nuclear industry
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• v.23 no.11 s.249
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• pp.40-47
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• 2003

• Nuclear industry
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• v.23 no.12 s.250
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• pp.89-98
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• 2003

• Proceedings of the Korean Nuclear Society Conference
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• 2002.05a
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• pp.404.1-404
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• 2002

• Magazine of the Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation
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• v.9 no.3
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• pp.41-45
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• 2009