IAEA

Red triangle with skull and crossbones is for danger – new UN radiation symbol

15 February 2007
A skull and crossbones, a running person and radiating ionizing waves, all on a deep red triangle, joined other more common warning symbols today as part of a United Nations effort to reduce needless deaths and serious injuries from accidental exposure to large radioactive sources such as food irradiation and cancer therapy equipment.
Vehicle-mounted radiation detector, Rep. of Georgia

UN atomic watchdog agency reports cases of illegal trafficking in nuclear materials

1 February 2007
The United Nations atomic watchdog agency, whose tasks include pre-empting nuclear and radiological terrorism and preventing proliferation, today reported 149 confirmed incidents of illicit trafficking and other unauthorized activities involving nuclear and radioactive materials in 2006.