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ARG-US Remote Monitoring Systems: Use Cases and Applications in Nuclear Facilities and During Transportation

February 28, 2025, 3:04PMRadwaste SolutionsYung Liu and Kevin A. Brown

As highlighted in the Spring 2024 issue of Radwaste Solutions, researchers at the Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory are developing and deploying ARG-US—meaning “Watchful Guardian”—remote monitoring systems technologies to enhance the safety, security, and safeguards (3S) of packages of nuclear and other radioactive material during storage, transportation, and disposal.

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ARG-US Remote Monitoring Systems: Use Cases and Applications in Nuclear Facilities and During Transportation

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