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Evaluating Testing, Costs, and Benefits of Advanced Spectroscopic Portals for Screening Cargo at Ports of Entry

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      To improve screening of containerized cargo for nuclear and radiological material that might be entering the United States, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is seeking to deploy new radiation detectors, called advanced spectroscopic portals (ASPs). The ASPs are intended to replace some or all of the current system of radiation portal monitors (called PVT RPMs) used in conjunction with handheld radioisotope identifiers (RIIDs) to detect and identify radioactive material in cargo. The U.S. Congress required the Secretary of Homeland Security to certify that ASPs will provide a 'significant increase in operational effectiveness' over continued use of the existing screening devices before DHS can proceed with full-scale procurement of ASPs for deployment. Congress also directed DHS to request this National Research Council study to advise the Secretary of Homeland Security about testing, analysis, costs, and benefits of the ASPs prior to the certification decision.This interim report is based on testing done before 2008; on plans for, observations of, and preliminary results from tests done in 2008; and on the agency's draft cost-benefit analysis as of October 2008. The book provides advice on how DHS' Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) can complete and make more rigorous its ASP evaluation for the Secretary and the nation.Table of ContentsFront MatterExecutive SummarySummary1 Introduction2 Background on Radiation Detection3 Testing and Analyses of the ASP and PVT/RIID Systems4 Cost-Benefit AnalysisReferencesAppendix A: The Joint Explanatory Statement and the Statement ofTaskAppendix B: Performance Metrics for ASPs and PVTsAppendix C: The Value of Factorial ExperimentsAppendix D: Brief Biographies of Committee Members
      Format: Paperback / softback CONTRIBUTORS: National Research Council EAN: 9780309140218 COUNTRY: United States PAGES: WEIGHT: 0 g HEIGHT: 279 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: National Academies Press DATE PUBLISHED: 2011-01-28 CITY: GENRE: WIDTH: 216 cm SPINE:

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      To improve screening of containerized cargo for nuclear and radiological material that might be entering the United States, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is seeking to deploy new radiation detectors, called advanced spectroscopic portals (ASPs). The ASPs are intended to replace some or all of the current system of radiation portal monitors (called PVT RPMs) used in conjunction with handheld radioisotope identifiers (RIIDs) to detect and identify radioactive material in cargo. The U.S. Congress required the Secretary of Homeland Security to certify that ASPs will provide a 'significant increase in operational effectiveness' over continued use of the existing screening devices before DHS can proceed with full-scale procurement of ASPs for deployment. Congress also directed DHS to request this National Research Council study to advise the Secretary of Homeland Security about testing, analysis, costs, and benefits of the ASPs prior to the certification decision.This interim report is based on testing done before 2008; on plans for, observations of, and preliminary results from tests done in 2008; and on the agency's draft cost-benefit analysis as of October 2008. The book provides advice on how DHS' Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) can complete and make more rigorous its ASP evaluation for the Secretary and the nation.Table of ContentsFront MatterExecutive SummarySummary1 Introduction2 Background on Radiation Detection3 Testing and Analyses of the ASP and PVT/RIID Systems4 Cost-Benefit AnalysisReferencesAppendix A: The Joint Explanatory Statement and the Statement ofTaskAppendix B: Performance Metrics for ASPs and PVTsAppendix C: The Value of Factorial ExperimentsAppendix D: Brief Biographies of Committee Members
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