Patent · US Expired

Detection of nuclear materials

US8173970B2 · kind B2 · utility

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51Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 6, 2006
Grant dateMay 8, 2012
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 25, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01V5/281
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method for detecting Special Nuclear Materials (SNM) or Radiological dispersion Devices (RDD), comprising: conveying an object along a predetermined path; imaging a distribution of radioactive sources associated with the object as it passes along said path; determining the presence and location of one or both of an RDD or SNM radioactive source within the object.

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