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NewsWhore
09-09-2008, 03:40 PM
The Customs Department (DGA) will begin to use a radioactive waste detector at the Multimodal Caucedo port in Boca Chica as of this month. Officials say that it is part of new security plan for national ports. The detectors will work around the clock and will help detect radioactive materials. DGA official Heriberto Minaya explained that the detectors were installed with the help of the US Energy Department as part of an agreement between the DGA, the US Energy Department and US Border Protection. The agreement was originally signed on 7 July 2006.

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