It called for provisions for the safe return and verified disposal of all significant radioactive sources, and stated: "National action is needed to cope with the regulatory problem of orphan sources by maintaining accountability of sources through national registers and the legal enforcement of compliance with the regulations".
The PHO Risk Screening Tool offers a practical solution to the problem of how to maintain accountability and appropriate risk oversight that transcends the boundaries of research and practice.
Will we maintain accountability, oversight and the rule of law while aggressively pursuing terrorists, or will we allow incumbent politicians to trade away our rights to increase their own power?
Either way, organizations struggle to maintain accountability over time whether they are pharmaceutical companies demonstrating the lineage of their products or governments responding to freedom-of-information requests.
But we need to maintain accountability.
The benefits of pedometer use to help set goals and step-count records to maintain accountability has been reported previously [ 40].
They maintain accountability and responsibility for their actions.
"As one of the most important safeguards of the rule of law, it is vital for maintaining accountability and public confidence in the police.
But none of the organs vital to maintaining accountability and transparency appear to have been harmed, they add. .
Civil society also plays a critical role in maintaining accountability and in collectively asking the difficult questions of more politically powerful actors.
