
DHS Plans Testing of Handheld Radioactive Contamination Detectors and RPMs The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate, National Urban Security Technology Laboratory has issued a Request for Information for Participation for testing handheld radioactive contamination detectors and radiation portal monitors (RPMs). Citing the Fukushima nuclear reactor accident in Japan in 2011, DHS says that following a commercial nuclear power plant accident it will be necessary to survey large numbers of people and vehicles. With such a scenario in…