Some police cruisers in leading urban areas of India are to be equipped
with portable radiation sensors in accordance with government efforts
to rein in unapproved uses of sensitive substances, the Indo-Asian News Service reported on Thursday.
Indian Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs V. Narayanasamy informed lawmakers that in excess of 800 law enforcement outposts in the South Asian state would receive radiation detection technology.
"The radiation detection systems installed in a mobile platform will have the capability to search and detect gamma emitting radionuclides," Narayanasamy said. "The mobile radiation detection vehicles are intended to help the police forces to detect any inadvertent presence of radioactivity in public domain. This system will also act as a deterrent for unauthorized usage of radioactive materials."
A number of radiological materials have uses in the civilian sector but authorities are concerned they could be exploited by terrorists looking to build a radiological "dirty bomb."
http://www.nti.org/gsn/
Indian Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs V. Narayanasamy informed lawmakers that in excess of 800 law enforcement outposts in the South Asian state would receive radiation detection technology.
"The radiation detection systems installed in a mobile platform will have the capability to search and detect gamma emitting radionuclides," Narayanasamy said. "The mobile radiation detection vehicles are intended to help the police forces to detect any inadvertent presence of radioactivity in public domain. This system will also act as a deterrent for unauthorized usage of radioactive materials."
A number of radiological materials have uses in the civilian sector but authorities are concerned they could be exploited by terrorists looking to build a radiological "dirty bomb."
http://www.nti.org/gsn/
