US DoD CTTSO to evaluate Decision Sciences’ explosives detection technology

The US Department of Defense (DoD) Combating Terrorism Technical Support Office (CTTSO) has awarded a contract to Decision Sciences International to test innovative security solutions.

Under the eight-month estimated $400,000 contract, the company will test muon tomography based scanning systems that are capable of detecting explosives.

Decision Sciences President and CEO Dr. Stanton Sloane said the company will work with the DoD through CTTSO to evaluate and test its passive scanning technology.

The company’s Multi-Mode Passive Detection System has been developed based on a technology that was originally created by the Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists.

MMPDS is a safe and reliable automated scanning device, which helps in rapid detection of potential threats in cargo, vehicles and other means of transport as well as nuclear and radiological threats.

The technology uses naturally occurring cosmic ray-induced muons, to detect and record the particles’ deflection signatures with the help of advanced proprietary software and algorithms.

When combined with a gamma radiation detector, the system is capable of scanning containers as large as 40ft in less than 30 seconds.

Designed as per security recommendations by the US 9/11 Commission, the MMPDS technology produces no ionising radiation and can be easily integrated into critical infrastructure, ports, borders, and air and rail operations worldwide for accurate detection and deterrence of nuclear terrorist threats.