U.S. to Aid in Detection of Nuclear Materials

The United States signed an agreement to pay for radioactivity detectors at Rotterdam, Europe’s largest seaport, in an effort to block the smuggling of nuclear material.

U.S. Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham said the $3-million system will scan some of the 6 million containers passing through Rotterdam each year and will “improve our mutual efforts to prevent the illicit traffic of nuclear materials.” The project is the latest in a series of U.S. security measures implemented in Rotterdam and other world ports after the Sept. 11 attacks.