Radiation Detection and Interdiction at U.S. Borders

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is the law enforcement entity within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security with primary responsibility for interdiction of nuclear and radiological threats at U.S. borders. In early 2002, as part of its respons.

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Full title :Radiation Detection and Interdiction at U.S. Borders.

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Publication Date:2011.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Oxford University Press, USA
Place of Publication:Oxford
Language:eng
Publication Date:2011.

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3.5.2 Signature Detection.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (369 pages)

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780199877102, 0199877106
oclc:ocn769344052
LC Classification:QC454.N8
Dewey Decimal:363.325564

Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Units; 1 Overview of Radiation Interdiction; 1.1 Radiation Portal Monitor Project History; 1.1.1 Interdiction Goals and Objectives; 1.1.2 Radiation Portal Monitor Project Mission; 1.1.3 Initial Radiation Portal Monitor Project Activities; 1.1.4 The Beginning of Radiation Portal Monitor Deployment; 1.1.5 Deployment Advances; 1.1.6 Moving Toward Project Completion; 1.2 Detecting Threats; 1.2.1 Threats; 1.2.2 Example Incidents; 1.2.3 Instrumentation to Counter the Threat.

1.2.4 Specifications and Standards1.2.5 The Multilayer Defense; 1.3 The Necessity of Interdiction; 1.4 References; 2 Radiation Sources; 2.1 Physics and Statistics of Radiation Sources; 2.1.1 Gamma-Ray Interactions with Matter; 2.1.2 Neutron Interactions with Matter; 2.1.3 Neutron and Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy; 2.1.4 Statistics; 2.2 Background Radiation Sources; 2.2.1 Cosmic Background; 2.2.2 Earth-Terrestrial Background; 2.2.3 Construction Materials; 2.2.4 Weather-Related Variations; 2.3 Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials; 2.3.1 Radioactive Sources of Concern and Common Legitimate Sources.

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Subjects

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure Nuclear terrorism -- Prevention Nuclear terrorism -- Prevention. -- Uni… Radiation -- Measurement Radiométrie SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General Terrorism -- Government policy Terrorism -- Government policy -- Unite… Terrorisme -- Politique gouvernementale… U.S. Customs and Border Protection., Ra… United States