Titan Devicesto Be Usedto Sanitize Mail

Titan Corp., a technology provider to the military, said Friday that the Postal Service has selected it to provide as many as 20 electron-beam systems and services to sanitize mail and eliminate the threat of anthrax contamination.

San Diego-based Titan said it will subcontract with its SureBeam subsidiary to provide the proprietary electron-beam systems, which use electron-beam and X-ray technology to destroy harmful bacteria.

The Postal Service will purchase eight systems for about $40 million, with an option to buy 12 more, Titan said. In addition to providing the equipment, the company will operate and maintain the systems.

Titan said it expects to deliver the first systems to Postal Service facilities in Washington in November. The Postal Service also has contracted to use a Titan facility to sanitize mail, using electron-beam technology.