VeriTainer in Second Phase of Crane-Based Rad Scanner

VeriTainer Corp., which has developed a crane-based radiation scanning system called the VeriSpreader, is currently in the second phase of a self-funded pilot test program at the Port of Oakland. The demonstration began on March 30 and runs through the end of June using the VeriSpreader at the Matson Navigation Co.'s Howard Terminal. The VeriSpreader takes about one minute to scan a cargo container for radioactive and nuclear material, which is less than the time it takes to offload a container from a ship. Phase 1 of the pilot testing was done last fall to verify that the VeriSpreader could pick up various types of radiation. The second phase is testing the robustness and sensitivity of VeriSpreader. The system has isotope identification capabilities to alert to harmful, as opposed to innocuous, sources of radiation.