MUSINGS: A look behind the concrete curtain Nov 14, 2009
That kept us busy while security and safety officials checked our credentials and outfitted us with radiation detectors ... We passed through radiation detection devices that require a person to stand in a very particular way while being scanned, we checked in our radiation detectors (which reported we had each been exposed to 0. (Allston Brighton TAB, MA)
Radioactive Rabbit Droppings Help Spur Nuclear Cleanup Oct 22, 2009
Government contractors this September flew a helicopter equipped with radiation detectors and GPS equipment over scrubland in eastern near the vast Hanford Site, a 1950s plutonium-production complex. SHARE RELATED. (National Geographic)
In nuclear cleanups, not even rabbit droppings can be ignored Oct 16, 2009
Walking through the area with radiation detectors would have taken eight months longer and cost $1 million, she said ... Walking through the area with radiation detectors would have taken eight months longer and cost $1 million, she said. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
New NIST Trace Explosives Standard Slated For Homeland Security Duty Sep 14, 2009
27, 2005) Portable radiation detectors generally perform well enough to meet new consensus standards but provide inaccurate readings for certain types of radiation, according to recent tests by the National. (Jan. (Science Daily)
WN: New York's Counterterrorism Machine Sep 12, 2009
Police officials say the radiation detectors on board are designed to be extremely sensitive, even at high speeds. During exercises, they've been able to pick up radiation sources as far as 40 yards away at speeds in excess of 40 miles an hour. (ABC News)
US installing radiation detectors at Pakistan ports Jul 17, 2009
WASHINGTON: The United States is installing radiation detectors at Pakistani ports to check proliferation of nuclear material and weapons of mass destruction to and from the country, a top US official on nuclear security has said. "We do work with Pakistan with the Department of Homeland Security, on Secure Freight Initiative, in putting radiation detectors in their ports. One port is done. Karachi is the second port. We're negotiating that type of work," said Thomas D'Agostino, the... (India Times, India)
Report: New Radiation Detectors Inadequate Jun 25, 2009
The report, released Wednesday, echoes worries raised by Congress and the Government Accountability Office about the government's next generation of radiation detectors: the new machines are only marginally better than the current ones at detecting hidden nuclear material than monitors already in use at U.S. ports but would cost more than twice as much. Instead of buying more of the new machines, the government should deploy the "low-rate" ones it already has to ports and test them there, said... (CBS News -- Sci/Tech)
Study pans new radiation detectors Jun 25, 2009
It echoes concerns raised by Congress and the Government Accountability Office about the government s next generation radiation detectors. Instead of purchasing more of the new machines, the government should deploy the devices it already has to ports and test them there, said the research council, part of the National Academy of Sciences. (Boston Globe)
On The Trail Of John Dillinger Jun 22, 2009
We've updated CBSNews. The Notorious Bank Robber's Luck Netted Him Piles Of Cash, But Deserted Him In A Chicago Alley. (CBS News)
Democrats May Unite On Public Health Plan Jun 22, 2009
Federal Investigators: Next Generation Port Radiation Detectors Marginally Better, Cost Double. 00003E4B. (CBS News -- US)
Click to read:N. Korea Threatens To Hit U.S. If Provoked Jun 22, 2009
N. Korea Threatens To Hit U.S. If Provoked - CBS News. We've updated CBSNews. (CBS News)
New nuke detectors only slightly better Jun 22, 2009
WASHINGTON - Federal investigators say the government's next-generation radiation detectors are only marginally better at detecting hidden nuclear material than monitors already at U.S. ports, but would cost more than twice as much ... The Senate's spending plan for the department in 2010 calls for investing money to improve the current machines as well as hand-held radiation detectors now in use. (MSNBC -- Terrorism)
A Wonder Woman Still Jun 22, 2009
We've updated CBSNews. Lynda Carter Gained Fame Playing A TV Superheroine, But Now She's Returning To Her First Love: Music. (CBS News)
Value of new radiation detectors questioned Jun 22, 2009
WASHINGTON - Federal investigators say the government s next generation radiation detectors are only marginally better at detecting hidden nuclear material than monitors already at US ports, but would cost more than twice as much. The machines are intended to prevent terrorists or criminals from smuggling into the United States a nuclear bomb or its explosive components hidden in a cargo container. (Boston Globe)
Report: Radiation high from radio tower Jun 16, 2009
Company radiation detectors started going off as soon as workers stepped out of their vehicles there, according to the preliminary report. In Lloyd's home, exposure levels fluctuate above and below the FCC's exposure limit, according to the letter. (Utica NY Obserer, NY)
U.S. Radiation Detectors Deployed in Jamaica May 28, 2009
The Megaports Initiative has fielded radiation detectors at 22 ports around the world, with efforts ongoing at another 20 sites (U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration , May 26). . (Newsmax)
High-Flying Giant Balloon To Catch Cosmic Rays May 22, 2009
The instrument utilizes a system of different radiation detectors and a magnetic spectrometer to identify the particle's electric charge, energy, and mass. The major component in the magnetic spectrometer is the spark chamber. (Science Daily)
NYC's 'Ring of Steel' Slated for Obama Budget Axe May 9, 2009
The department has used the money to arm officers and vehicles with radiation detectors and to recruit other law enforcement agencies, all in an effort to form the so called 'Ring of Steel,' a protective web around the city. But without more grants in 2010, the department may have to scrap plans to rig bridges and tunnels with detection devices monitored by a new command post in lower Manhattan, the New York Post reported. (Newsmax)
Rules set for radiation detection at Holliston waste transfer site Mar 30, 2009
The last issue to be settled was the placement of radiation detectors where trucks enter and exit the station on Washington Street ... Liz Bourque-Theiler, a Board of Health member at the time the detection protocol started to be written who still follows the matter, said she is unhappy board members decided not to move the pair of radiation detectors that Martel said would yield optimal monitoring. (Holliston Tab, MA)
