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Radioactive Sources May Enter US Illegally

MAY 01, 2005
Joseph C. McDonald
Bert M. Coursey
Michael Carter

McDonald, Coursey, and Carter reply: Our intent was to provide an overview of the types of instruments used to detect and identify illicit radioactive sources, and we hope we were successful in providing some information about the basic operational principles used in those instruments. The article was not intended to address the operational activities aimed at interdicting the transport of radioactive or other dangerous materials across all of our borders.

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Joseph C. McDonald, (joe.macdonald@pnl.gov) Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington, US.

Bert M. Coursey, US Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC, US.

Michael Carter, US Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC, US.

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