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Homeland Security

Idaho National Lab Testing Rapiscan System for Explosives Detection

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Wednesday, August 5th, 2009

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Idaho National Laboratory (INL) and the Department of Energy (DoE) are testing OSI Systems' [OSIS] GaRDS gamma ray-based system for detecting the chemical signature of nitrogen, which indicates that explosives may be present. The testing is taking place at the Materials and Fuels Complex allowing security personnel to inspect the cargo of semi and delivery trucks without opening cargo doors. The inspections with the GaRDS will occur on large vehicles where cargo cannot be easily inspected visually. The scanning process…

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