[cdn-nucl-l] Nuclear carwash

["Jerry Cuttler" <jerrycuttler@rogers.com>]

One of my colleagues (from the 1960s) is a key scientist on this
development.
Jerry
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http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?t172278935&f=242834

"We've written about the cargo container as the smuggler's vehicle of
choice, and a recent Chronicle article highlights scientists tackling the
cargo container's worst case scenario: a smuggled nuclear weapon. Since
ordinary X-rays can't detect nuclear material, scientists at Lawrence
Livermore Labs and UC Berkeley have begun work on a "nuclear carwash"
prototype which would fire neutrons at the container as it rolls across a
conveyor belt. The neutrons would split the atoms with any fissionable
material, emitting electromagnetic radiation that is hopefully detected by
two sensors. Though skeptics might not like the sound of cargo such as food
and wearable goods getting the radiation treatment, their main client, The
Department of Homeland Security, seems to approve, pouring $4 million into
the project for this year alone."