New anti-terrorism technology was delivered to the waterfront recently and displayed at the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore. The U. S. Customs and Border Protection, an agency of the Department of Homeland Security, announced the deployment of a radiation portal monitor that “reads” radioactive sources.
RPMs are capable of detecting various types of radiation from nuclear materials, natural sources and isotopes used in medicine and industry. Trucks and other conveyances are passively screened by non-intrusive means. Cargo exits the port unaffected by the procedure unless radiation is detected.
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