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U.S. Department of Energy Slide 1
Megaports Program Megaports Program UpdateUpdate
Asia Regional Technical Workshop on Megaports Initiative
Bangkok, ThailandMay 12-15, 2009
U.S. Department of Energy
William Kilmartin, U.S. Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Agency
U.S. Department of Energy Slide 2
ContentsContents
Second Line of Defense and Megaports Initiative Overview• Mission• History • Progress to Date• Program Scope• Equipment• Transshipment Challenge• Communications System• Training and Sustainment• Relationship with Container Security Initiative
Conclusion
U.S. Department of Energy Slide 3
Second Line of Defense (SLD)Second Line of Defense (SLD)
MISSION: Strengthen the capabilities of partner countries to deter, detect, and interdict illicit trafficking of special nuclear and other radioactive materials at international border crossings including airports, seaports, and other points of entry/exit.
STRATEGY: Develop cooperative efforts to mitigate the risk of illicit trafficking through:
Search, detection, and identification of nuclear and other radioactive materials
Development of response procedures and capabilities
Deterrence of future trafficking in illicit nuclear and nuclear-related materials
DETERINTERDICT
DETECTGOAL: Deliver an effective and sustainable global capability to deter, detect, and interdict illicit trafficking in special nuclear and other radioactive materials.
U.S. Department of Energy Slide 4
The Megaports MissionThe Megaports Mission
MISSION: To provide equipment, training, and technical support to international partners to enhance their ability to detect, interdict and deter illicit trafficking of special nuclear and other radioactive materials in the global maritime system.
This mission is accomplished by: – Scanning containers at high volume ports
• While gate traffic can easily be scanned (includes rail), transhipped containers present significant challenges
– Scanning containers at ports along trade corridors that may attract illicit trafficking of nuclear/radioactive materials
• Scans gate traffic in areas of concern• Increases likelihood that material will be detected before it is
incorporated into an improvised nuclear device– Scanning containers in conjunction with NII scans on U.S.- bound
containers under DHS’s Container Security Initiative and Secure Freight Initiative
GOAL: Over 100 Megaports, scanning over 70% of global shipping traffic by 2015.
U.S. Department of Energy Slide 5
Megaports HistoryMegaports History
Program established in 2003Cooperated with IAEA to install equipment at Port of
Piraeus for 2004 Athens OlympicsPilot project in 2004 at Rotterdam, NetherlandsU.S. installed equipment replaced in 2007 with
Dutch acquired systemSuccessful “proof of concept” which serves as a
showcase siteProgram continues to accelerate100 ports identified for partnership
U.S. Department of Energy Slide 6
Megaports Progress to Date
Qatar (Training Center) Japan (Yokohama)
Lebanon (Beirut)Malaysia (Klang & TJP)Mexico ( Manzanillo, Altamira, Lazaro Cardenas)Oman (Sultan Qaboos)Panama (Colon & Cristobal) Portugal (Lisbon)Spain (Valencia & Barcelona)Taiwan (Kaohsiung & Keelung)
Bangladesh (Chittagong)China (Shanghai)*China (Hong Kong) – SFIDjibouti (Djibouti)Dubai, UAE (Jebel Ali)Egypt (Alexandria)Israel (Ashdod)Jamaica (Kingston)Jordan (Aqaba)Kenya (Mombasa)
Bahamas (Freeport)Belgium (Antwerp, Zeebrugge)Colombia (Cartagena)Dominican Republic (Caucedo)Greece (Piraeus)*Honduras (Cortes) – SFI PilotIsrael (Haifa) – PilotMexico (Veracruz)Netherlands (Rotterdam)*Oman (Salalah) – SFI Pilot
*Pakistan (Qasim) – SFI PilotPanama (Balboa, MIT)Philippines (Manila)Spain (Algeciras)Singapore (Singapore) – Pilot*South Korea (Pusan) – SFI PilotSri Lanka (Colombo)Thailand (Laem Chabang)*U.K. (Southampton) – SFI Pilot
*SFI PortOver 25 other major international seaports in several locations under negotiation
Implementation Phase(23)
MOU Signature Pending (0)
Special Projects & Collaboration (2)
Operational Megaports
(21)
U.S. Department of Energy Slide 7
Megaports Project ScopeMegaports Project Scope
Equipment operated by partner country personnel
Typical Activities funded by DOE/NNSA:
• Detection equipment and affiliated equipment and network systems
• Technical Expertise
• Training and sustainability efforts Cost-Sharing approach pursued,
where feasible
• Partner country fund design, construction, and installation, and in some cases, maintenance
Puerto Cortes, Honduras
U.S. Department of Energy Slide 8
Megaports EquipmentMegaports Equipment
Types of equipment provided: Detectors:
• Fixed Radiation Portal Monitors
• Mobile Radiation Detection Systems
• Straddle Carrier• Spectroscopic Portal Monitors• Suite of Handheld Radiation
Detection Equipment Affiliated Systems:
• Video Cameras• Network/Communications
Systems
U.S. Department of Energy Slide 9
Transshipment ChallengeTransshipment Challenge
DOE/NNSA continues to evaluate new technologies and approaches• Radiation detection straddle carrier –
Bahamas
• Mobile detection platform – Oman
• Upstream scanning at feeder ports – Belgium
• Scanning on Quays/Bridges – Spain, Malaysia
• Scanning containers from ship to stacks – Dominican Republic
• CBP and DOE/NNSA evaluating crane based detection solutions at Tacoma, Washington
Scanning Transshipments have been limited due to lack of available and tested technologies that minimize impact to port operations
U.S. Department of Energy Slide 10
Communications SystemsCommunications Systems
All data from equipment integrated to a Central Alarm Station
Radiation alarms can be simultaneously transmitted to host country agencies responsible for reach-back and to CSI representatives in-country
Data transmitted includes container identification, alarm events, radiation data and system health
System does not transmit proprietary cargo or shipping data
Current efforts underway to standardize software for communications systems
U.S. Department of Energy Slide 11
Training and SustainmentTraining and Sustainment
Classroom and field exercises at U.S. HAMMER Facility and on-site training provided for and tailored for:• Stakeholders• Officers & CAS operators Supervisors• Maintenance technicians• Total of 484 foreign students trained at
HAMMER Training management plan and
sustainability plan development Maintenance is provided by Megaports for
3 years after installation Host nation to independently sustain
Megaports system after three year period Host nation to develop standard operating
procedures – response capabilities
U.S. Department of Energy Slide 12
Relationship To CSIRelationship To CSI
Megaports Initiative complements Container Security Initiative (CSI)• CSI – Personnel focused• Megaports – Equipment focused
Alarms indicating radioactive cargo are typically sent to host country personnel and may be sent to CSI staff if the port agrees
CSI staff may request further inspection of a suspicious US-bound alarmed containers
Strong and close partnership with CSI• Joint agreements where possible -
7 joint agreements to date Megaports is committed to install
radiation portal monitor at all CSI ports
U.S. Department of Energy Slide 13
SummarySummary
The Megaports Initiative enhances the ability to detect, interdict and deter illicit trafficking of special nuclear and other radioactive materials by providing equipment, training, and technical support to international partners
Radiation portal monitors, handheld identification equipment, a communication network and software allow partners to unobtrusively inspect cargo, as it transits through the port, for the presence and type of radiation
In our partner countries seaports, the Megaports Initiative implementation demonstrates that the system can be used effectively without a detrimental impact on commercial operations
The Megaports Initiative is a global program that continues to grow. At the same time, the Program is intensifying efforts to develop innovative methods of scanning transshipment cargo, the most difficult cargo to scan.
U.S. Department of Energy Slide 14
Megaports Points of ContactMegaports Points of Contact
Tracy P. Mustin, Second Line of Defense, Director
Tel: 202-586-2676
Fax: 202-586-7110
Email: tracy.mustin@nnsa.doe.gov
William E. Kilmartin, Megaports Program Director
Tel: 202-586-0513
Fax: 202-586-7110
Email: william.kilmartin@nnsa.doe.gov
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