Success Stories: Foreign Port "Rad/Nuke" Detection Underway

Objective: Continue to Protect our Nation from Dangerous Goods

Situation		Action
Terrorists could use global shipping networks to send nuclear or radiological materials to the U.S. Early detection of materials is critical Cooperation with foreign allies a must to scan containers before they depart for U.S. sea ports Dec 7, 2006: Secure Freight Initiative underway		Mar 31, 2007 & Apr 2, 2007: DHS and DOE announce detection is underway in Pakistan and Honduras U.S. nuclear security and detection expertise used Shipping containers scanned for nuclear and radiological materials before ships depart for U.S. Three “Phase I” SFI ports underway
Result
Data gathered from detectors is sent in near real time to CBP officers in foreign ports and to U.S. Data adds to risk assessment tools to improve analysis, targeting & scrutiny of all containers All alarms from detectors are resolved locally If alarms not resolved, policy is “Do Not Load”
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