SEOUL -- South Korea, Vietnam and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Tuesday have discussed a pilot project to track radioactive sources to bolster nuclear security and help reduce the risk of nuclear terrorism.

According to the news release by the Seoul Nuclear Security Summit, under the pilot project, South Korea will provide and install the system in Vietnam with assistance from the IAEA.

The results and lessons learned will be made available to other countries interested in the system to help enhance national and global nuclear security, particularly on the physical protection and transport security of radioactive materials.

The Radiation Source Location Tracking (RADLOT) system has been developed and used by the Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety for tracking 1,400 radioactive sources. It allows real-time tracking of radioactive sources based on GPS satellite signals and mobile telecommunication networks.