Study on keeping nuclear bombs from US ports shows misplaced fear over cargo scanning cost
Wednesday, June 24, 2009 - 11:49
in Physics & Chemistry
A two-tiered scanning-protocol for inspecting all containers at international ports could be the most affordable approach to ensuring containers moving through the global transportation system are not carrying nuclear bombs, according to a paper being presented at a services special interest group meeting of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS®).
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