| Munitions Classification With Portable Advanced Electromagnetic Sensors, Demonstration at the former Camp Beale, CA, Summer 2011 |
Jul 2012 |
47 pages |
| Authors:
Herbert Nelson; Anne Andrews; ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY TECHNOLOGY CERTIFICATION PROGRAM OFFICE (DOD) ARLINGTON VA
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 | Classification using portable advanced electromagnetic sensors, designed to operate in areas where terrain and vegetation preclude the use of vehicle-borne sensors, was demonstrated at the former Camp Beale, CA in 2011. The TEMTADS 2x2, Man-Portable Vector (MPV) and portable Berkeley UXO Discriminator (BUD) were used to successfully classify all of the targets of interest by all analysts. There was some variation among analysts in the percent of clutter rejected. All ... |
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| Implementing Advanced Classification on Munitions Response Sites: A Guide to Informed Decision Making for Project Managers, Regulators, and Contractors |
Dec 2011 |
46 pages |
| Authors:
Anne Andrews; Herb Nelson; ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY TECHNOLOGY CERTIFICATION PROGRAM OFFICE (DOD) ARLINGTON VA
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| The Munitions Response Program (MRP) is charged with characterizing and, where necessary, remediating munitions-contaminated sites. During a cleanup, a site is typically mapped with a geophysical system, based on either a magnetometer or electromagnetic induction (EMI) sensor, and the locations of all signals above some detection criterion are excavated. Many of these detections do not correspond to munitions, but rather to other harmless metallic objects or geology: field experience indicates ... |
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| ESTCP Pilot Program Classification Approaches in Munitions Response Camp Butner, North Carolina |
Jun 2011 |
62 pages |
| Authors:
Anne Andrews; Herbert Nelson; Katherine Kaye; ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY TECHNOLOGY CERTIFICATION PROGRAM OFFICE (DOD) ARLINGTON VA
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| Munitions response is a high-priority problem for the Department of Defense (DoD). Approximately 3,800 sites, comprising tens of millions of acres, are suspected of contamination with military munitions, which include unexploded ordnance (UXO) and discarded military munitions. The Military Munitions Response Program (MMRP) is charged with characterizing and, where necessary, remediating munitions-contaminated sites. When a site is remediated, it is typically mapped with a geophysical system, based on either a ... |
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| ESTCP Pilot Program. Classification Approaches in Munitions Response, San Luis Obispo, California |
May 2010 |
76 pages |
| Authors:
Herb Nelson; Anne Andrews; Katherine Kaye; ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY TECHNOLOGY CERTIFICATION PROGRAM OFFICE (DOD) ARLINGTON VA
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| The Military Munitions Response Program (MMRP) is charged with characterizing and remediating munitions-contaminated sites. Current technology does not provide a physics-based, quantitative, validated means to discriminate between hazardous munitions and nonhazardous items. The MMRP is severely constrained by available resources. Remediation of the entire inventory using current practices is cost prohibitive, within current and anticipated funding levels. The Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP) has initiated a Classification Pilot Program ... |
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| Geophysical System Verification (GSV): A Physics-Based Alternative to Geophysical Prove-Outs for Munitions Response |
Jul 2009 |
74 pages |
| Authors:
Herb Nelson; Katherine Kaye; Anne Andrews; DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF DEFENSE RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING ARLINGTON VA STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
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| This document highlights a more rigorous physics-based alternative to geophysical prove-outs (GPO): Geophysical System Verification (GSV). Over the last 15 years, numerous GPOs have been performed and a significant body of knowledge has accumulated documenting technology performance. This accumulated understanding, along with the recognition that responses of munitions may be reliably predicted from physical models, presents the opportunity for both streamlining and enhancing the traditional GPO with a more rigorous ... |
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| ESTCP Pilot Project Wide Area Assessment for Munitions Response |
Jul-2008 |
341 pages |
| Authors:
Herb Nelson; Katherine Kaye; Anne Andrews; ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY TECHNOLOGY CERTIFICATION PROGRAM OFFICE (DOD) ARLINGTON VA
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| The objective of wide area assessment (WAA) is to quickly and cost effectively assess 100% of a potentially contaminated site. Beginning with historical records, a conceptual site model (CSM) is used to record the best understanding of the site. WAA is a means to gather a preponderance of evidence that improves the understanding of the site and builds confidence in the conclusions. A suite of commercially available technologies provides data ... |
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| Handheld Broadband Electromagnetic UXO Sensor |
08 DEC 2005 |
44 pages |
| Authors:
I. J. Won; William A. San Filipo; Jeffrey Marqusee; Anne Andrews; George Robitaille; Jeffrey Fairbanks; Larry Overbay; GEOPHEX LTD RALEIGH NC
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| The broadband electromagnetic sensor improvement and demonstration undertaken in this project took the prototype GEM-3 and evolved it into an operational sensor with increased bandwidth and dynamic range, and enough memory and processing power to allow efficient data acquisition while decreasing the weight for ease of operation. In addition to the original hand-held configuration specified at the outset, a cart-mounted large-coil configuration has also been developed for surveying large open ... |
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