Tracking of moving radioactive sources
Abstract
A system for detecting unsecured nuclear materials. Whereas current portal monitors rely in part on physical prominence to deter materials from entering the country, their application at intra-modal transport points may actually serve to divert the movement of nuclear materials rather than aid in interception. A flexible and low-profile system has been developed for unobtrusive detection and tracking of radioactive sources in transit suited for deployment at traffic choke points such as rest stops, toll collection plazas, truck stops, and bridges. The system includes gamma radiation detectors, networking for linking these detectors, signal processing algorithms, and a central processing and control unit.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- UChicago Argonne LLC, Chicago, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1531574
- Patent Number(s):
- 7,465,924
- Application Number:
- 11/413,698
- Assignee:
- UChicago Argonne, LLC (Chicago, IL)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31-109-ENG-38
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2006-04-28
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Citation Formats
Klann, Raymond, Vilim, Richard B., and Park, Young Soo. Tracking of moving radioactive sources. United States: N. p., 2008.
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Klann, Raymond, Vilim, Richard B., & Park, Young Soo. Tracking of moving radioactive sources. United States.
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"Tracking of moving radioactive sources". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1531574.
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title = {Tracking of moving radioactive sources},
author = {Klann, Raymond and Vilim, Richard B. and Park, Young Soo},
abstractNote = {A system for detecting unsecured nuclear materials. Whereas current portal monitors rely in part on physical prominence to deter materials from entering the country, their application at intra-modal transport points may actually serve to divert the movement of nuclear materials rather than aid in interception. A flexible and low-profile system has been developed for unobtrusive detection and tracking of radioactive sources in transit suited for deployment at traffic choke points such as rest stops, toll collection plazas, truck stops, and bridges. The system includes gamma radiation detectors, networking for linking these detectors, signal processing algorithms, and a central processing and control unit.},
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place = {United States},
year = {2008},
month = {12}
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