GE Receives Nearly $2.5 Million from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for Advanced Nuclear Detection Technology Research

GE Global Research, the centralized research organization of the General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), today announced it has received approximately $2.5 million in initial funding from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) for two programs to perform exploratory research in advanced nuclear detection technology. The goal of the projects is to deliver transformational technology solutions to enhance nuclear threat detection in various applications.

Researchers at Global Research’s Niskayuna headquarters will leverage GE-invented digital X-Ray panels used for medical imaging, with a focus on reconfiguring and adapting them for large area X-Ray detectors. Researchers also will leverage capabilities from prior work in advanced materials to enable new applications in nuclear threat detection.

“GE is in a unique position to leverage decades of experience and research expertise in x-ray applications to develop next generation technology solutions for nuclear threat detection,” said Joe Krisciunas, Business Programs Manager, Security Technologies. ”It turns out that the same panels that enabled GE to bring X-Ray into the digital age have great potential for delivering the technology needed to improve the detection of nuclear materials for homeland security.”

This funding is part of approximately $8.8 million in funding recently awarded through the DNDO to support various programs engaged in nuclear detection technology research.

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