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GE, NRL, SAIC Developing Stand-Off Rad Detectors for DNDO

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Wednesday, October 17th, 2007

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The Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) has awarded General Electric's [GE] Global Research Center, the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), and Science Applications International Corp. [SAI] a combined potential $33 million to develop Stand-Off Radiation Detection Systems (SORDS) that can automatically determine the type and location of radiation sources at distances much greater than current technology. "The SORDS approach, if validated, could be used in a wide range of monitoring applications including border crossings, sea lanes and air surveillance," says Vayl…

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