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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (June 22, 1995)
UO physicists use neutron beam to find explosives Dannie Helm f<# Qnpgar* Ofrfy f Two University phvsii isls ire conduct ing tests to mx- if a I wain of neutrons, gen erated by a (virtu In accelerator, uin U> us»xi to detect explosives in airport luggage. The testing involves the use of small quantities of extremely stable explosives, such as the plastii explosive (4. on «<un ptis The tests began on Tuesday ami are ex(mx ted to continue until |une 17 The Federal Aviation Administration, which is funding the research of profes sor* Harlan I-efevre and Jack Overley. has an explosives expert working \sith the : st s He is the onl) one aut hor! sad to handle the explosives while they are on campus. The Tugene Police Department's Explo sives Response Unit was contracted to transport tin1 explosives to and from the polit e storage hunker at Short Mountain landfill in a specially equipped explosives disposal vohit It* on n daily basis The explosives will remain police property when the testing is over Tint explosive materials are only present during the day and art* stored in a special explosive containment box tot aled in the basement of the Volcanology Building, where the tests are being conducted. Act ess to the accelerator lab Is restricted to authorized personnel at all times, and the Kugene Fire Marshal's office is inspet t mg the operation for security and sanity. Torn Hit Jus. asst* lalt* dins tor of the Uni versity Offii oof Publu Safety, said he fetds confident that there is very little risk asso • mil'll with thi' testing ami the presence of limited quantities of plastii explosives tin t am pus. "These are extremely stable explosives which t isn’t Ihi sol off bv electrical fields, and are designed to be shot at and not explode." Hicks said, adding that there are no fuses or detonators present Addition ally. safety notices have been posted around the Vnlcanologt Building We realize that some may Is* concerned about the testing and we encourage supers isors to show some latitude in accommodating those workers. Hu ks said in a news release The neutron beam is one of several seari h methods the KAA is exploring to find an alternative to the time consuming and invasive manual search let hniques used currently Such searches are net es sary because plastit explosives do not show up on X mys or trigger standard met al detectors The neutron beam ai ts similarly to X ravs. producing shadowy images of the various materials inside luggage, but unlike an X-rav. the neutron beam may Ik> able to detect the presence of plantit explosives The in < elerator being used is unusual in that it has been in continuous opera tion Min e ttH»5. one of onlv a few to lie in use for sut It an extended period of time During its operation, the at celerator has primarily luten used for basic resean h in nut tear pbysii s. as well as some limited research into applied physic s. such as tlu> testing currently I sting condui ted ‘All we are saying...’ UAH* M.fVHt.l ,.| Holding a flaming Peace Torch, a runner In the 50-state, 11,000 mile U S Peace Run jogs along Franklin Boulevard at midday Wednesday, The run is part ot the 70-natlon Sri Chlmnoy One ness-Home Peace Run, held every other year since 1987 Videotapes explain sex harassment to teachers Mt MINNVII.I I (AIM Videotapes explaining sexual harassment will be shown tins year to administrators and teat.hers in the Yamhill Muta tion Service Distru t in an effort to raise awareness Sc hool* ai ross the nation have been sued by teac hers who claim they were sexually harassed by co-workers and by students who claim they were harassed by teac hers or other students, said Mary Kerns, dis trict superintendent Hie videotapes, which will be used as part of the distric t's training program, are an attempt to avoid suc h problems, she said Sexual harassment isn't a lug problem at Me Minnville High Sc bool, but it does exist, Print i pal 1’otn Chapman said. “I believe that it goes on. and I believe it affects people and the wav then interact with nth ers," he said. 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