A project to speed and further safeguard the shipping of thousands of radioisotopes in the United States and afar hits the highway this year, but researchers expect the benefits to extend well beyond. Using radio frequency identification, or RFID, in conjunction with other technologies in use and being developed, the research team led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory aims to take the world of commerce to the next level of efficiency. This effort puts into motion work performed over the last five years by the Environmental Protection Agency, the departments of Energy, Defense, Homeland Security and Defense as well as the Nuclear Regulatory Agency and numerous private sector shippers. Also involved are the European Union and the European Commission. "The payoff will be a streamlined, safer and far more efficient system of moving high-value and hazardous cargo throughout the world," said Randy Walker of ORNL's Computational Sciences and Engineering Division.
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