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reportRadiological and Nuclear Detection
9.4.2 Definition
Nuclear weapons and radiological dispersal devices illegitimately smuggled across the European borders present a significant threat to civilian population. Radiological dispersal devices (also know as ‘dirty bombs') are capable of dispersing highly radioactive particles over large densely populated areas. Alpha particles (equivalent of a helium nucleus), beta rays (high energy electrons) and gamma rays (high energy photons) are detected by devices to warn of the presence of a nuclear weapon or radiological dispersive device [71].
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