How Police Agencies Can Use CodeNu to Improve Radiological Safety, Reduce Uncertainty, and Make Faster Operational Decisions

For most police agencies, radiological contamination incidents are rare.

But when they occur, they create immediate operational uncertainty.

Questions arise quickly:

• Is this person contaminated?
• Is this vehicle safe?
• Has equipment been exposed?
• Can officers continue operating safely?
• Does this require escalation?
• Is specialist response necessary?

Traditionally, obtaining those answers can involve:

• waiting for specialist teams,
• laboratory delays,
• operational stand downs,
• costly disruption,
• and uncertainty during critical incidents.

CodeNu changes that operational timeline.

A Practical Field Screening Capability

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

Designed for use directly in the field, CodeNu provides immediate onsite indication of contamination presence on:

• vehicles,
• equipment,
• weapons,
• personnel,
• clothing,
• operational surfaces,
• and incident scenes.

CodeNu is not intended to replace laboratory analysis or specialist radiological response, it complements it. Everyone becomes a sensor.

It provides frontline personnel with actionable operational information immediately, before additional time, cost, uncertainty, and exposure risk accumulate.

Why This Matters for Modern Police Agencies

Radiological incidents do not only affect national security organizations.

Police agencies may encounter radiological contamination risks through:

• illicit trafficking investigations,
• scrap metal incidents,
• industrial theft,
• border interdiction,
• clandestine laboratories,
• abandoned sources,
• contaminated vehicles,
• terrorism investigations,
• hazardous materials response,
• or mutual aid support during larger emergency incidents.

The challenge is that most officers are not radiological specialists. Whilst some forces have large amount of Geiger counters or similar equipment, they are often out of power, inaccessible, or personnel simply dont have the training to use them.

CodeNu is designed to simplify frontline operational decision-making.

Large Metropolitan Police Agencies

For major police departments such as the NYPD, LAPD, or large federal task force environments, CodeNu provides a scalable frontline screening capability that can support:

• counter-terrorism operations,
• critical infrastructure protection,
• port and transportation security,
• tactical operations,
• evidence handling,
• vehicle screening,
• detention and prisoner processing,
• and interagency hazardous materials coordination.

Large agencies often face significant operational costs when incidents trigger:

• scene shutdowns,
• specialist callouts,
• delayed operational release,
• or prolonged uncertainty.

Rapid field screening allows officers and supervisors to make faster, more informed operational decisions before escalating to more expensive and time-consuming response pathways.

Small Police Departments and Sheriff’s Offices

CodeNu may be even more valuable for smaller agencies.

A sheriff’s department with 15 personnel does not typically have:

• in-house radiological expertise,
• dedicated hazmat capability,
• or immediate access to advanced analytical infrastructure.

For smaller agencies, operational disruption has a disproportionate impact.

If several officers, patrol vehicles, or operational spaces are potentially contaminated, a small department can quickly lose critical capability.

CodeNu provides:

• a simple deployable field screening option,
• rapid preliminary contamination indication,
• improved confidence during incident response,
• and faster operational decision support without requiring specialist scientific expertise.

This allows smaller agencies to:

• preserve operational continuity,
• reduce unnecessary shutdowns,
• improve officer safety,
• and escalate appropriately only when necessary.

Faster Decisions. Lower Uncertainty. Improved Safety.

The practical benefits of rapid radiological field screening include:

• Faster operational decision-making
• Reduced unnecessary escalation
• Improved scene management
• Reduced downtime and operational disruption
• Faster equipment and vehicle clearance workflows
• Improved officer confidence during uncertain incidents
• Practical deployment within existing operational frameworks
• Improved duty of care and risk management

Operational Information When It Matters Most

Radiological incidents create uncertainty.

Operational uncertainty slows response, increases cost, and complicates decision-making.

CodeNu is designed to provide actionable field information immediately, helping organizations determine whether further escalation, specialist response, or laboratory workflows are operationally justified.

Because in critical incidents, faster information leads to better decisions.

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