US and Lanka mark 20 years of port security cooperation with Colombo radiation detection upgrade

US Ambassador Julie Chung commissioned the new radiation detection equipment, provided by the US Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA), Office of Nuclear Smuggling Detection and Deterrence (NSDD), through its Megaports Initiative at the Port of Colombo recently.

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The equipment, valued at approximately $500,000 (Rs. 148 million), will be used at the Port of Colombo's West Container Terminal to detect and alert authorities to the presence of radioactive materials, supporting Sri Lanka's national port security regulations, strengthening global supply chain security and extending America's security perimeter by detecting threats at key transit hubs before they reach US or international shores. Senior officials from Sri Lanka Customs, the Sri Lanka Ports Authority, and the Sri Lanka Atomic Energy Board joined the commissioning ceremony and partnered with US experts to train Sri Lankan instructors and maintenance techni