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Ukraine Conflict Destroyed $3.9 Million in U.S. Nuclear Smuggling Detection Equipment

Ukraine Conflict Destroyed $3.9 Million in U.S. Nuclear Smuggling Detection Equipment
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The fighting between the government of Ukraine and separatists that began in 2014 resulted in the destruction of 29 radiation portal monitors worth $3.9 million that were provided by the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), the agency said last week.The NNSA has no plans to replace these monitors, which are among 84 installed in Ukraine through the Nuclear Smuggling Detection and Deterrence (NSDD) program that are no longer operated by the Ukrainian government, “as these regions are still disputed…

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