AMETEK and Lawrence Livermore National Lab to Commercialize Radiation Detection Technology for Homeland Security.Business Editors PAOLI, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 18, 2003 AMETEK Licenses Technology for Next-Generation Radiation Detector AMETEK, Inc. has signed a licensing agreement with the University of California's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory: see Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. (body) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory - (LLNL) A research organaisatin operated by the University of California under a contract with the US Department of Energy. to commercialize its RadScout radiation detection technology. AMETEK will incorporate the technology into its next generation of ORTEC ORTEC Oak Ridge Technical Enterprises Corp. advanced portable nuclear detection systems and market them as the Detective and Detective-EX. These high-performance, high-resolution portable systems will be used at border crossings, cargo ship docks and transportation terminals to detect and differentiate between potentially dangerous radioactive materials and otherwise harmless radiation sources. The detectors are part of a suite of technologies offered by ORTEC for Homeland Security. "The detectors will provide first responders, HAZMAT teams, fire departments, government authorities and others with the ability to screen objects for potentially dangerous nuclear material and determine quickly whether or not they pose a threat. Those include the more than six million cargo containers that enter the United States each year," notes Frank S. Hermance, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of AMETEK, Inc. "The RadScout represents a breakthrough in radiation detector technology by reducing existing bulky equipment into a lightweight, battery-powered device that can be either permanently mounted or fully portable," comments Dr. Michael R. Anastasio Michael Anastasio is the director of the Los Alamos National Laboratory and president of the Los Alamos National Security LLC, the company that operates the laboratory. He is the former director of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). , Director of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. RadScout incorporates ORTEC's high-purity germanium germanium (jərmā`nēəm) [from Germany], semimetallic chemical element; symbol Ge; at. no. 32; at. wt. 72.59; m.p. 937.4°C;; b.p. 2,830°C;; sp. gr. 5.323 at 25°C;; valence +2 or +4. detector with a miniaturized refrigeration refrigeration, process for drawing heat from substances to lower their temperature, often for purposes of preservation. Refrigeration in its modern, portable form also depends on insulating materials that are thin yet effective. system produced by Hymatic Engineering Ltd. Additional features of the easy-to-use RadScout include an internal computer with a full-function touch screen that allows for remote data transmission, real-time search and isotope identification, memory-stick storage and on-board field analysis capability. ORTEC Products, a unit of AMETEK Advanced Measurement Technology, has more than 40 years of experience in the design and manufacture of highly sensitive radiation detectors that are used by government and industrial laboratories, nuclear facilities and medical research and in nuclear safeguards. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, founded in 1952, is a national security laboratory that is managed by the University of California The University of California has a combined student body of more than 191,000 students, over 1,340,000 living alumni, and a combined systemwide and campus endowment of just over $7.3 billion (8th largest in the United States). for the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Safety Administration. AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE-listed, ticker symbol Ticker Symbol An arrangement of characters (usually letters) representing a particular security listed on an exchange or otherwise traded publicly. When a company issues securities to the public marketplace, it selects an available ticker symbol for its securities which investors :AME See AIT. ) is a leading global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electric motors with annual sales of more than $1 billion. |
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