ICx Technologies [ICXT] has recorded its first sale of a stationary radiation detection system that is deployed in stanchions used to form queues at various types of entry points.
ICx sold the Stride system through a third party integrator for installation at a U.S. government building, Patrick Dempsey, vice president of sales at ICx’ Detection division, tells TR2. The system has already been delivered, he says. The value of the award wasn’t disclosed.
ICx has developed and introduced two series of its Stride systems, the 200 and 300. The 300 is the stanchion-based system which includes a number of radiation detection devices that are hidden inside stanchions and tied into a network. The detection devices, coupled with the network links, allow security officials to spot someone carrying a potential radiological threat and track and triangulate the source or at least where it’s going, Dempsey says.
In addition to the automatic detection capability, the Stride systems also can provide the dose rates and nuclide types, which allow security officials to better understand the nature of a potential threat. “We can tell the difference between a medical isotope versus special nuclear material,” Dempsey says.
The stanchion-based version of Stride was unveiled at the ASIS security conference last fall while it was still in the prototype phase. In addition to the 300 series, ICx has introduced and released the 200 series, which includes radiation detection components that can be built into common office and building infrastructure such as a desk, Dempsey says.
By fitting Stride into the infrastructure of a facility, the system has the benefit of being both covert and not taking up additional space.
ICx is also designing several more versions of Stride including a ruggedized system for use under water and another in a portal design, Dempsey says.
Dempsey says there has been considerable interest in Stride from critical infrastructure protection type customers and those involved in event monitoring. The biggest concern, however, from these people has so deal with nuisance alarms, he says.
The customers want safety without slowing down their processes, Dempsey says.