National Security Science and Technology Initiative: Air Cargo Screening, Final Report for CRADA Number NFE-07-01081
- ORNL
- Battelle Memorial Institute
- Brookhaven National Laboratory
- Idaho National Laboratory
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
The non-intrusive inspection (NII) of consolidated air cargo carried on commercial passenger aircraft continues to be a technically challenging, high-priority requirement of the Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate (DHS S&T), the Transportation Security Agency and the Federal Aviation Administration. The goal of deploying a screening system that can reliably and cost-effectively detect explosive threats in consolidated cargo without adversely affecting the flow of commerce will require significant technical advances that will take years to develop. To address this critical National Security need, the Battelle Memorial Institute (Battelle), under a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with four of its associated US Department of Energy (DOE) National Laboratories (Oak Ridge, Pacific Northwest, Idaho, and Brookhaven), conducted a research and development initiative focused on identifying, evaluating, and integrating technologies for screening consolidated air cargo for the presence of explosive threats. Battelle invested $8.5M of internal research and development funds during fiscal years 2007 through 2009.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- Contributing Organization:
- Battelle Memorial Institute; Brookhaven National Laboratory; Idaho National Laboratory; Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- DOE Contract Number:
- DE-AC05-00OR22725
- OSTI ID:
- 1135815
- Report Number(s):
- ORNL/TM-2010/298; CRADA Number NFE-07-01081
- Resource Relation:
- Related Information: PNNL Document: PNNL-19764
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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