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Estonia to Receive New Radiation Detectors
New radiation detectors and communications equipment is set to be installed at Estonian border sites, airports and seaports, the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration announced today (see GSN, Feb. 22).
The U.S. technology is being provided through the agency's Second Line of Defense program. Estonian personnel are also set to receive training on operating the equipment.
The two nations for several years have collaborated on maintenance of radiation detectors previously deployed in Estonia, according to a press release.
"By signing this document, the United States and Estonia are agreeing to a commitment to keep dangerous nuclear and radiological material out of the hands of terrorists and criminals, for the greater good of European and U.S. citizens alike," U.S. Ambassador Dave Phillips said in the release.
The Second Line of Defense program has deployed radiation and nuclear detection equipment at more than 160 locations worldwide (U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration release, Feb. 25).
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