A UK company, Symetrica, has announced that its patented radiation detection and identification technology will be deployed in the latest Handheld Radioisotope Identification Devices (RIIDs) that Smiths Detection Inc. has agreed to supply to the US, as part of a contract with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Symetrica’s Discovery Technology is part of the Smiths Detection RadSeeker handheld radiation detectors for which the DHS Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) recently awarded an IDIQ (indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity) contract with a maximum value of $143m for the technology, maintenance and training.
The Smiths Detection RadSeeker is a handheld radioisotope detector and identifier, designed to meet the U.S. DHS requirements for a product capable of detecting and identifying varied nuclear threats. Applications include customs inspection, border protection, emergency response, and radiological facilities/personnel monitoring.
Symetrica’s Discovery Technology in the RadSeeker provides identification of threat materials in shielded, masked or concealed situations in operational environments. This is achieved through the coupling of spectrum processing and identification algorithms with detectors with automatic stabilisation and calibration. This provides the firm adds gamma and neutron threat identification, and permanent readiness at the point of need through resilience to environmental extremes and temperature changes and zero scheduled maintenance.
Heddwyn Davies, Symetrica’s CEO, said: “The contract that Smiths Detection has been awarded from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security represents a significant milestone for Symetrica and our radiation detection technology. Discovery Technology is at the core of Smith Detection’s RadSeeker and its success has already been recognized at the highest levels across a range of stakeholders – from users through to senior government agency representatives. With this latest award, we expect this success story to continue.”
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