Marking, Rendering Inert, and Licensing of Explosive Materials: Interim Report

Marking, Rendering Inert, and Licensing of Explosive Materials......Page 2
Copyright......Page 3
Preface......Page 8
Contents......Page 10
INTRODUCTION......Page 12
Statement of Task......Page 13
Approach to Conducting the Study......Page 14
Current Explosives Threat......Page 15
Identification Taggants......Page 16
Taggant Taxonomy......Page 17
Taggant Concept Screening Questions......Page 18
Cambridge Isotope Laboratories, Inc.......Page 20
Microtrace, Inc.......Page 21
Vendor Information Still to Be Reviewed......Page 22
Chemical Manufacturers Association......Page 23
National Mining Association......Page 24
Additional Stakeholders Contacted......Page 25
FURTHER WORK BY THE COMMITTEE......Page 26
MEMBERS......Page 27
Appendix B Detailed Statement of Task......Page 32
SECOND MEETING AND “WORKSHOP ON TECHNICAL DETAILS RELEVANT TO THE USE AND EFFECTIVENESS OF TAGGANTS”......Page 35
THIRD MEETING......Page 37
FOURTH MEETING......Page 38
Appendix D Language of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996......Page 40
CONFERENCE LANGUAGE ACCOMPANYING THE ANTITERRORISM AND EFFECTIVE DEATH PENALTY ACT OF 1996......Page 42
EXPLOSIVES (GENERAL)......Page 43
TAGGANTS (GENERAL)......Page 44
TAGGANTS FOR DETECTION......Page 45
DESENSITIZING EXPLOSIVES......Page 46
CONTROLS FOR PRECURSOR CHEMICALS......Page 47
Appendix F Taggant Stakeholder Letter......Page 48
Appendix G Acronyms and Abbreviations......Page 49