Nuclear details 'should be shared'

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The Royal Society report investigated how to better detect nuclear threats, such as the smuggling of nuclear warheads and radioactive materials to make dirty bombs.

While there was currently "considerable sensitivity" about sharing such information, it could prove a strong deterrent to terrorists, the report said.

Professor Roger Cashmore, chairman of the report's advisory group, said: "To reduce the risk of nuclear terrorism, we need to increase our ability to detect and respond to the misuse of nuclear materials.

"This can help the international collection and sharing of information about nuclear materials."

The report represented the views of more than 70 of the world's leading experts from the UK, US, Russia, Israel and Europe, it said.

It recommended that countries share technical information, including the types of nuclear fuel used at their power stations or nuclear material used for defence.

Prof Cashmore said: "For example, nuclear reactors may use a specific type of fuel, such as uranium pellets. This fuel is then processed to produce nuclear waste products with particular characteristics.

"Indicators such as these make nuclear materials inherently traceable."

Databases with this type of information were "crucial" in tracing the source of smuggled material or a nuclear incident. http://royalsociety.org(Royal Society)