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Washington Notebook: DHS' careful approach to cargo radiation monitors

Customs

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Next-generation machines for detecting radiation in large ocean containers, trucks and other conveyances are still being pursued by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, but spelling out expectations and establishing better evaluation criteria have taken precedence over rushing to acquire the technology, according to an official involved in the process. The development of Advanced Spectroscopic Portal (ASP) monitors has largely continued out of public view since the Bush a...

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