NNSA COMPLETES TURNOVER OF ARGENTINE RAD DETECTION EQUIPMENT

Argentina has assumed full responsibility for a pair of radiation detection systems installed at two ports by the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Second Line of Defense Program. The NNSA installed radiation detection systems at the Port of Buenos Aires and the Port of Dock Sud in 2010, allowing customs officials at the ports to scan approximately 99 percent of cargo containers for nuclear or radiological materials. Argentine customs officials have operated and maintained the systems since 2012 with assistance from the NNSA, but the recent transition marks the complete turnover of the equipment. “This agreement is an important part of NNSA’s growing nuclear security cooperation within Latin America,” the NNSA said in a statement. “NNSA is expanding its collaboration within the region to advance shared nuclear nonproliferation, safety and security goals in areas such as nuclear security, border and port security, radioactive waste and environmental management.”