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Maynard, MA, June 2016 – Symetrica Inc. announces that the first regular shipments of the Smiths Detection RadSeeker featuring Symetrica’s OEM Discovery Technology Sub-System will begin this fall as the first part of a contract with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Deliveries will run into early 2018, as the first major installment of the IDIQ (indefinite delivery / indefinite quantity) contract awarded to Smiths Detection in January by the DHS Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO), for the delivery of the next-generation radioisotope identifier (RIID).   Symetrica will build the…

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Symetrica has entered into an exciting Knowledge Transfer Partnership with the University of Southampton to bring their world-leading gamma-ray camera expertise to the marketplace.  To do this, Symetrica and the University are recruiting an Associate to act as the bridge between the two.  The Associate will be employed by the University on a two-year contract and will gain valuable direct tuition in coded-aperture imaging in the University. Furthermore, the associate will benefit from Symetrica’s extensive gamma-ray camera and operational expertise, leading a project to develop advances in this technology into…

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The winner of the eleventh annual ADS Security Innovation Award has been announced as Symetrica for their Discovery RPM – Radiation Portal Monitors. The Award was presented to Heddwyn Davies, CEO of Symetrica by the Security Minister, the Rt Hon John Hayes MP at a ceremony which took place at Farnborough this week. Symetrica’s RPM increases operational efficiency when screening vehicles and cargo at ports and borders for radioactive threats. For primary screening, it reduces nuisance alarms by 84%, saves time by classifying radiation sources effectively and ensures only necessary…

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Symetrica has been excited to welcome Caroline Nokes MP, the member of parliament for Romsey and Southampton North, who officially inaugurated the company’s new ‘Radioactive Threat Verification (RTV) Solutions Hub’. The new facility will further improve the company’s ability to support the evolving needs of the global security community – including the UK’s Home Office and Border Force, the US Department of Homeland Security, and other border protection agencies worldwide. At the same time the dedicated facility allows the company to focus efforts on impending global procurement programmes for radiation portal monitors…

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Symetrica’s ground-breaking performance improvements to PVT portals generated significant interest following announcement at the WCO (World Customs Organisation) Technology and Innovation Forum in Rotterdam. Symetrica’s latest radiation detection technology significantly reduces nuisance alarms at ports of entry. The patented solution combines enhanced PVT (polyvinyl-toluene) detectors with advanced spectrum processing techniques to improve performance of large-volume RPMs (Radiation Portal Monitors). Click here to read the article in the Maritime Journal about how deployment of Symetrica’s PVT RPMs at primary screening reduces nuisance alarms by 84%. Commenting on the announcement, Dr.Geraint Dermody,…

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Global leaders in radiation detection and identification, Symetrica, presented a white paper outlining ground-breaking new research into the application of 3He-Free Neutron Detection Technology to meet a range of Homeland Security challenges. Symetrica’s research addressed the increasing difficulties and costs associated with sourcing 3He for radiation detection. This has led to the development of a range of neutron detector systems that meet Homeland Security’s increasingly diverse requirements. The scalable solutions range from large area detectors in portals detecting the presence of a neutron source in cargo containers passing through at…

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Global leaders in radiation detection and identification, Symetrica, is pleased to announce it will be presenting ground-breaking new 3He-free neutron detection technology that successfully meets a range of Homeland Security challenges at the 56th Annual Meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management (INMM) later this month. Symetrica’s latest research has led to the development of a range of neutron detector systems based on 6LiF:ZnS(Ag). The resulting applications embrace Homeland Security’s increasingly diverse requirements; from large area detectors identifying the presence of a neutron source in cargo containers passing through…

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