CodeNu: Rapid Nuclear Field Screening for Modern Military Operations

Modern military operations move quickly.

Operational environments are unpredictable, contested, and increasingly complex. Personnel may encounter:

• damaged nuclear infrastructure,
• contaminated vehicles,
• radiological dispersal devices,
• illicit nuclear materials,
• battlefield contamination,
• industrial sources,
• captured enemy and equipment,
• or unknown hazardous environments with little warning.

In these situations, operational uncertainty becomes a serious problem.

Questions arise immediately:

• Is this vehicle contaminated?
• Is this equipment safe to recover?
• Can personnel continue operating?
• Is specialist escalation necessary?
• Can captured weapons or materials be handled safely?
• Has contamination spread through personnel or clothing?

Traditionally, obtaining those answers can require:

• specialist radiological teams,
• complex equipment,
• laboratory analysis,
• operational delays,
• or extended stand downs.

CodeNu changes that operational timeline.

A Rapid Field Screening Capability Every Soldier Can Carry

CodeNu is a rapid Go / No-Go colorimetric screening technology for uranium and plutonium contamination.

Compact and simple to deploy, CodeNu provides immediate onsite indication of contamination presence directly in the field.

Personnel can rapidly screen:

• vehicles,
• equipment,
• weapons,
• personnel,
• uniforms,
• gloves,
• operational surfaces,
• captured materials,
• or suspected contaminated environments.

The operational advantage is simple:

Everyone becomes a sensor.

CodeNu is designed to complement, not replace, specialist radiological response and laboratory analysis.

It provides actionable operational information immediately, before additional time, uncertainty, exposure risk, or mission disruption accumulates.

Operational Reality in Modern Conflict Environments

In real-world military environments, frontline personnel often do not have:

• radiological specialists immediately available,
• powered detection equipment at hand,
• or the time required for lengthy analytical workflows.

Even sophisticated radiological detection systems can become:

• inaccessible,
• unpowered,
• unavailable at the point of need,
• or too complex for rapid deployment under operational stress.

CodeNu is intentionally simple.

A rapid field screening consumable that can be issued at scale across units, allowing contamination checks to occur immediately at the operational edge.

Practical Military Applications

CodeNu can support:

• battlefield recovery operations,
• vehicle screening,
• captured equipment inspection,
• weapons handling,
• personnel screening,
• border operations,
• military police operations,
• special operations,
• logistics and transport,
• contaminated site assessment,
• and radiological incident response.

Potential use cases include:

• screening captured vehicles before transport,
• checking personnel after operating in uncertain environments,
• screening equipment before redeployment,
• verifying contamination spread during decontamination operations,
• or rapidly determining whether escalation to specialist response teams is operationally justified.

Faster Decisions. Reduced Operational Uncertainty.

Nuclear uncertainty slows operations.

It creates:

• delays,
• increased risk,
• operational disruption,
• equipment isolation,
• and decision paralysis during time-critical situations.

Rapid field screening helps commanders and personnel make faster, more informed operational decisions.

Practical benefits include:

• Faster operational decision-making
• Reduced unnecessary escalation
• Reduced operational downtime
• Faster decontamination workflows
• Improved personnel confidence
• Increased operational continuity
• Practical deployment within existing military frameworks
• Improved duty of care and force protection

Designed for Real Operational Environments

CodeNu is intentionally designed as a deployable operational consumable:

• lightweight,
• scalable,
• simple to use,
• and suitable for broad deployment across military organizations.

Not every radiological incident requires immediate specialist intervention.

But every incident benefits from faster operational information.

Because in uncertain environments, operational clarity matters.

To learn more about CodeNu rapid uranium and plutonium field screening technology, please explore our website.