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Megaports Program Megaports Program UpdateUpdate

Asia Regional Technical Workshop on Megaports Initiative

Bangkok, ThailandMay 12-15, 2009

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William Kilmartin, U.S. Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Agency

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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

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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.

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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.

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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

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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)

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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