19/06/2012
Nuclear detection market to spike in U.S
Austin, Tx
As a replacement for traditional detection portals, ASPs were originally developed for deployment as primary screening devices to detect and identify materials simultaneously. However, the programme was terminated by the Obama administration in 2011 due to technical glitches and high false alarm rates. Despite the programmes termination, ASPs are currently being used in combination with hand-held identifiers as secondary screening devices to alert operatives of when harmful materials are being transported.
Siller continues, “The U.S. requested $57 million for the procurement and deployment of Radiation Portal Monitors and Human Portable Radiation Detection Systems (HPRDS) for use by custom and border patrol and U.S. Coast Guard. The RPM programme is expected to deploy 44 ASP systems and the HPRDS to fund the procurement of 340 next-generation radiation isotope identification devices (RIIDS).”
In its latest publication, The World Market for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosives (CBRNE) Detection Equipment, IMS Research reviews the roles various equipment types are playing in the CBRNE market.