Straddle Carrier Radiation Portal Monitoring
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is the primary enforcement agency protecting the nation’s ports of entry. CBP is enhancing its capability to interdict the illicit import of nuclear and radiological materials and devices that may be used by terrorists. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is providing scientific and technical support to CBP in their goal to enable rapid deployment of nuclear and radiation detection systems at U. S. ports of entry to monitor 100% of the incoming international traffic and cargo while not adversely impacting the operations or throughput of the ports. The U.S. ports of entry include the following vectors: land border crossings, seaports, airports, rail crossings, and mail and express consignment courier facilities. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) determined that a screening solution was needed for Seaport cargo containers being transported by Straddle Carriers (straddle carriers). A stationary Radiation Portal Monitor (RPM) for Straddle Carriers (SCRPM) is needed so that cargo containers can be scanned while in transit under a Straddle Carrier. The Straddle Carrier Portal operational impacts were minimized by conducting a time-motion study at the Port, and adaptation of a Remotely Operated RPM (RO-RPM) booth concept that uses logical lighting schemes for traffic control, cameras, Optical Character Recognition, and wireless technology.
- Research Organization:
- Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-76RL01830
- OSTI ID:
- 877028
- Report Number(s):
- PNNL-SA-44179; 400904120; TRN: US200608%%371
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Nondestructive Detection and Measurement for Homeland Security III, May 13, 2005, San Diego, California. Proceedings of the SPIE, 5769:33-40
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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AIRPORTS
CAMERAS
CARGO
CONTAINERS
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ENFORCEMENT
EVALUATION
IMPORTS
MONITORING
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RADIATION DETECTION
RADIATIONS
SECURITY
TRAFFIC CONTROL
VECTORS
radiation detection
straddle carrier
seaport
mobile
weapons of mass destruction (WMD)
radiation dispersal device (RDD)