The Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT) has gone one step tighter in its surveillance by installing a Radiological Detection Equipment device that can check illegal transport of illicit nuclear material.
The system designed and manufactured by Electronics Corporation of India Ltd (ECIL) can help in monitoring this highly dangerous material at entry and exit points of the country.
The Chairman & Managing Director of ECIL handed over the critical homeland security system to Neeraj Bansal, Chairman In charge, JNPT, Mumbai in presence of R K Sinha, Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission and Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy.
JNPT is the largest container port in India handling major container traffic of the country. RDE is of extreme importance in the present scenario of increasing nuclear terrorism.
It consists of vehicle monitors, pedestrian monitors, radiation survey meter and isotope identifiers, a press release by ECIL said.
The system is mainly a detection device that provides a passive, non-intrusive means to screen containers and pedestrians for the presence of nuclear and radioactive materials.
This equipment alerts security personnel by means of audio/visual alarms locally and remotely. A camera, which is part of the equipment, records the number plate of the vehicle / image of the person in the event of alarm. The alarm events can also be sent as SMS alert on mobile to respective seaport and DAE authorities.
Sinha said that installation of this equipment strengthens national security while Neeraj Bansal told that installation of this equipment promotes compliance to international agreements and enhances trade opportunities.