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DHS Unlikely To Buy Advanced Radiation Portal Monitors, S&T Chief Says

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Thursday, July 28th, 2011

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Continuing difficulties in developing a new-generation of radiation portal monitors that would be deployed to the nation's ports of entry to scan containers and vehicles for illicit nuclear materials means that the Department of Homeland Security probably won't procure the systems, a senior department official said recently. DHS hasn't bothered to schedule an operational testing phase for the Advanced Spectroscopic Portal (ASP), which is the last stage before deciding whether to enter production, because "we don't think we're going to…

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