Under the U.S. China Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Technology Agreement, the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Global Threat Reduction Initiative, the Chinese Atomic Energy Authority, and the China State Environmental Protection Administration, cooperation has been implemented on a joint effort to secure and remove radioactive sources in Beijing, Tianjin and Qingdao in preparation for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. To date, cooperation has included joint site vulnerability assessments and subsequent physical protection upgrades at facilities near Olympic venues with International Atomic Energy Agency Category 1 sources, and removal of high-activity beta/gamma and neutron sources to regional interim storage sites within China. This paper outlines the accomplishments of this joint effort and planned future cooperation.
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