Hyderabad: Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL) has handed over a critical homeland security system - Radiological Detection Equipment (RDE) to Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT), Mumbai, the largest container port in the country for checking transport of illicit nuclear material on Monday.  

The Chairman and Managing Director, ECIL, P Sudhakar personally handed over the RDE to Neeraj Bansal, Chairman Incharge, JNPT in the presence of Dr R K Sinha, Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission and Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy at a function held at JNPT.  Dr Sinha complimented ECIL for developing RDE to international standards and deploying them at all the major seaports of the nation.

He said that installation of this equipment strengthens the national security.   Neeraj Bansal, told that installation of this equipment promotes compliance to International agreements and enhances trade opportunities. RDE is designed and manufactured by electronics giant ECIL. This monitors the transport of illicit nuclear material at entry and exit points of the country.

It is of extreme importance in the present scenario of nuclear terrorism. RDE consists of Vehicle Monitors, Pedestrian Monitors, Radiation Survey Meter and Isotope Identifiers. RDE is mainly detection device that provide a passive, non-intrusive means to screen containers and pedestrians for the presence of nuclear and radioactive materials. This equipment alerts security personnel by means of audio or visual alarms locally and remotely.