On January 1st, 2017 IATA special provision A202 went into effect.  This new special provision allows for the shipment of radiation detectors containing pressurized Division 2.2 gases that were formally covered by DOT special permits and competent authority approvals.  In addition, special provision A202 allows for the repackaging of detectors into radiation detection equipment, resulting…

LND, Inc. has been awarded a patent for an enhanced sensitivity neutron detection module (NDM) that uses boron trifluoride as the detection medium.   The NDM achieves equivalent sensitivities to Helium-3 systems of the same physical dimensions, making it an ideal drop-in replacement for Helium-3 systems already deployed in the field.  The NDM incorporates a…