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Pacific Northwest Lab Awards $23 Million To Develop Rad Detecting Straddle Carriers

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Monday, December 22nd, 2008

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The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) last week said it has awarded a $23 million contract to Detector Networks International, LLC (DNI) to design and build six straddle carriers--machines that are used at major seaports to lift and move cargo containers around--that have radiation detection capabilities. Under the award, New Mexico-based DNI will produce and deliver a prototype straddle carrier equipped with the radiation detectors by September 2009 and five more by September 2010. The carriers are frequently used at…

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