U.S. Government Capabilities to Support Analysis of Gamma Ray Data Submitted by Field Elements.

Conference · Sat Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 2005

OSTI ID:977992

Mercer, D J ^[1]; Blackadar, J M ^[2]; Dietrich, D D ^[3]; Smith, D K ^[4]; Lasché, George P ^[5]; Waymire, D R ^[6]

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1. David J.
2. John M.
3. Daniel D.
4. David K.
5. George P.
6. David R.

As radiation detection in the interest of national security becomes increasingly commonplace, inevitable questions arise concerning the interpretation of data from handheld radioisitope identifiers (RIIDs). Field elements typically require fast answers to provide an effective defense and to minimize the impact on legitimate movement of people and goods. To support this need, on-call experts at Sandia, Los Alamos, and Lawrence Livermore national laboratories cooperate in resolving radiation alarms rapidly and accurately. They present an overview, describe the work in progress to improve capabilities, and report on some of the lessons learned.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE
• OSTI ID: 977992
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-05-5098
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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NUCLEAR MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
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