Detectors are being made at the University of Michigan that could allow airports and dockyards to detect nuclear weapon materials inside baggage or containers.
Sara Pozzi, associate professor of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences, discusses how the detectors will be used to find gammas and neutrons created by fission.

ABOUT THE PROFESSOR: Sara Pozzi is an associate professor of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences at the University of Michigan. Her research in the Detection for Nuclear Non-Proliferation Group includes the development of new methods for nuclear materials identification and characterization for nuclear nonproliferation and homeland security applications.

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