An agreement has been reached that will see US$4m invested into crane mounted radiation scanning technology. The Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) between Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and VeriTainer Corporation will be used to refine and enhance VeriTainer’s patented crane mounted scanning (CMS) technology.
The CRADA will be in place for three-and-a-half years and require approximately $4m in funding. LLNL will work in cooperation with VeriTainer’s scientists and engineers to enhance both gamma and neutron sensitivity, while maintaining the capabilities of VeriTainer’s CMS. The system has been operated for the past four years in field tests run at three ports and in five different terminals.
“This agreement with an entity as accomplished and respected as Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is obviously a big step forward for our firm, the CMS technology and the overall security of the global supply chain,” said John Alioto, CEO of VeriTainer. “Together, we will optimise the existing technology and continue to develop the overall CMS solution.”
Steven Kreek, leader of LLNL’s Nuclear Detection and Countermeasures Research Program, added that under the CRADA the Laboratory will use its expertise not only to optimise the sensitivity of the CMS, but also to leverage the platform to deliver an effective counterterrorism system.
VeriTainer Corporation is a venture-backed leader in crane-based radiation detection technology for scanning of shipping containers to ensure that the world’s ports are free from nuclear terrorism. VeriTainer’s patented technology enables scanning of 100 percent of shipping containers, addressing a principal vulnerability of the world’s population centres and allowing for rapid scanning of containers entering and exiting ports without disrupting the flow of commerce.
(LLNL is a national security laboratory privately managed C for the US Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration)
The CRADA will be in place for three-and-a-half years and require approximately $4m in funding. LLNL will work in cooperation with VeriTainer’s scientists and engineers to enhance both gamma and neutron sensitivity, while maintaining the capabilities of VeriTainer’s CMS. The system has been operated for the past four years in field tests run at three ports and in five different terminals.
“This agreement with an entity as accomplished and respected as Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is obviously a big step forward for our firm, the CMS technology and the overall security of the global supply chain,” said John Alioto, CEO of VeriTainer. “Together, we will optimise the existing technology and continue to develop the overall CMS solution.”
Steven Kreek, leader of LLNL’s Nuclear Detection and Countermeasures Research Program, added that under the CRADA the Laboratory will use its expertise not only to optimise the sensitivity of the CMS, but also to leverage the platform to deliver an effective counterterrorism system.
VeriTainer Corporation is a venture-backed leader in crane-based radiation detection technology for scanning of shipping containers to ensure that the world’s ports are free from nuclear terrorism. VeriTainer’s patented technology enables scanning of 100 percent of shipping containers, addressing a principal vulnerability of the world’s population centres and allowing for rapid scanning of containers entering and exiting ports without disrupting the flow of commerce.
(LLNL is a national security laboratory privately managed C for the US Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration)
