Making decisions about screening cargo containers for nuclear threats using decision analysis and optimization

One of the most pressing concerns in homeland security is the illegal passing of weapons-grade nuclear material through the borders of the United States. If terrorists can gather the materials needed to construct a nuclear bomb or radiological dispersion device (RDD, i.e., dirty bomb) while inside t...

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Main Author: Dauberman, Jamie
Format: Others
Published: VCU Scholars Compass 2010
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Online Access:http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/2240
http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3239&context=etd