What is this machine inside a terminal in Riga airport?
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A while ago I was traveling through Riga airport where in the middle of the terminal I saw a machine I had never seen at any other airport. It looks like it might be related to security, however there was nothing around it that explained what it is. What is the purpose of this machine?
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A while ago I was traveling through Riga airport where in the middle of the terminal I saw a machine I had never seen at any other airport. It looks like it might be related to security, however there was nothing around it that explained what it is. What is the purpose of this machine?
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edited Oct 24 '17 at 20:15
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a full body scanner/x-ray machine ?
– Max
Oct 24 '17 at 20:17
Text says in English, "Please move by one person at a time". Before I read that I was wondering if you could open both doors and lock them together to block off the area.
– mkennedy
Oct 24 '17 at 20:29
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Ah, that's a vending machine. You put money in, and get drinks out, such as bottled Evian water. ... Oh, you don't mean the machine on the left?
– Dawood ibn Kareem
Oct 25 '17 at 8:59
See also travel.stackexchange.com/questions/62781/…
– MJeffryes
Oct 25 '17 at 9:15
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A while ago I was traveling through Riga airport where in the middle of the terminal I saw a machine I had never seen at any other airport. It looks like it might be related to security, however there was nothing around it that explained what it is. What is the purpose of this machine?
airports identify-this rix
edited Oct 24 '17 at 20:15
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asked Oct 24 '17 at 19:59
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A while ago I was traveling through Riga airport where in the middle of the terminal I saw a machine I had never seen at any other airport. It looks like it might be related to security, however there was nothing around it that explained what it is. What is the purpose of this machine?
airports identify-this rix
airports identify-this rix
edited Oct 24 '17 at 20:15
jpatokal
110k17333487
asked Oct 24 '17 at 19:59
Lassi Uosukainen
1,591716
edited Oct 24 '17 at 20:15
jpatokal
110k17333487
asked Oct 24 '17 at 19:59
Lassi Uosukainen
1,591716
edited Oct 24 '17 at 20:15
jpatokal
110k17333487
edited Oct 24 '17 at 20:15
jpatokal
110k17333487
edited Oct 24 '17 at 20:15
jpatokal
110k17333487
110k17333487
asked Oct 24 '17 at 19:59
Lassi Uosukainen
1,591716
asked Oct 24 '17 at 19:59
Lassi Uosukainen
1,591716
asked Oct 24 '17 at 19:59
Lassi Uosukainen
1,591716
1,591716
a full body scanner/x-ray machine ?
– Max
Oct 24 '17 at 20:17
Text says in English, "Please move by one person at a time". Before I read that I was wondering if you could open both doors and lock them together to block off the area.
– mkennedy
Oct 24 '17 at 20:29
12
Ah, that's a vending machine. You put money in, and get drinks out, such as bottled Evian water. ... Oh, you don't mean the machine on the left?
– Dawood ibn Kareem
Oct 25 '17 at 8:59
See also travel.stackexchange.com/questions/62781/…
– MJeffryes
Oct 25 '17 at 9:15
add a comment |Â
a full body scanner/x-ray machine ?
– Max
Oct 24 '17 at 20:17
Text says in English, "Please move by one person at a time". Before I read that I was wondering if you could open both doors and lock them together to block off the area.
– mkennedy
Oct 24 '17 at 20:29
12
Ah, that's a vending machine. You put money in, and get drinks out, such as bottled Evian water. ... Oh, you don't mean the machine on the left?
– Dawood ibn Kareem
Oct 25 '17 at 8:59
See also travel.stackexchange.com/questions/62781/…
– MJeffryes
Oct 25 '17 at 9:15
a full body scanner/x-ray machine ?
– Max
Oct 24 '17 at 20:17
a full body scanner/x-ray machine ?
– Max
Oct 24 '17 at 20:17
Text says in English, "Please move by one person at a time". Before I read that I was wondering if you could open both doors and lock them together to block off the area.
– mkennedy
Oct 24 '17 at 20:29
Text says in English, "Please move by one person at a time". Before I read that I was wondering if you could open both doors and lock them together to block off the area.
– mkennedy
Oct 24 '17 at 20:29
12
12
Ah, that's a vending machine. You put money in, and get drinks out, such as bottled Evian water. ... Oh, you don't mean the machine on the left?
– Dawood ibn Kareem
Oct 25 '17 at 8:59
Ah, that's a vending machine. You put money in, and get drinks out, such as bottled Evian water. ... Oh, you don't mean the machine on the left?
– Dawood ibn Kareem
Oct 25 '17 at 8:59
See also travel.stackexchange.com/questions/62781/…
– MJeffryes
Oct 25 '17 at 9:15
See also travel.stackexchange.com/questions/62781/…
– MJeffryes
Oct 25 '17 at 9:15
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2 Answers
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This is a detector of radioactive materials (to make sure passengers are not carrying anything radioactive), possibly model "TSA PM700" from Rapiscan Systems.
From the site:
A high sensitivity walk-through radiation portal monitor to automatically scan pedestrian traffic for radioactive materials.
- High Sensitivity Portal Monitor
- Continuously Scan Moving Pedestrians
- Gamma and Neutron Radiation Detection Options
- Fast, Seamless Integration
edited Oct 25 '17 at 11:03
grg
1075
answered Oct 24 '17 at 20:38
Eugene O
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A lot fancier than the system we saw in the Shanghai/Pu Dong airport. No question that was a radiation detector, it caught my wife's lingering radioactivity from a heart scan.
– Loren Pechtel
Oct 25 '17 at 4:47
add a comment |Â
up vote
8
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To backup the already correct answer, what you're looking at is a Radiation Portal Monitor. They vary in size depending on what they're scanning. They are designed to scan for radioactive materials. I've seen car-scale versions of these at the border-control in Calais, most likely acting on behalf of Project Cyclamen with more info found here.
Funnily enough these can apparently be set off even by recent medical procedures as described here:
My parents were on a coach that set one off. One of the passengers had been treated with radioactive iodine for thyroid cancer."
Although a better question to ask is why does Riga believe people are transporting radioactive material through an airport.
answered Oct 25 '17 at 8:40
Tom
1814
7
Although a better question to ask is why does Riga believe people are transporting radioactive material through an airport. I've seen them at many European airports. Usually they are somewhat disguised, so you might mistake them for a doorway. e.g: i.stack.imgur.com/I5wfy.jpg To answer your question, most countries want to avoid people smuggling radioactive materials into them.
– MJeffryes
Oct 25 '17 at 9:14
1
@MJeffryes Not hand-drawn circles :( anyway, you're right, my mistake in hoping someone smuggling radioactive materials would be smart enough to avoid a major airport xD
– Tom
Oct 25 '17 at 9:25
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2 Answers
2
active
oldest
votes
2 Answers
2
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
up vote
41
down vote
accepted
This is a detector of radioactive materials (to make sure passengers are not carrying anything radioactive), possibly model "TSA PM700" from Rapiscan Systems.
From the site:
A high sensitivity walk-through radiation portal monitor to automatically scan pedestrian traffic for radioactive materials.
- High Sensitivity Portal Monitor
- Continuously Scan Moving Pedestrians
- Gamma and Neutron Radiation Detection Options
- Fast, Seamless Integration
edited Oct 25 '17 at 11:03
grg
1075
answered Oct 24 '17 at 20:38
Eugene O
7,93623149
4
A lot fancier than the system we saw in the Shanghai/Pu Dong airport. No question that was a radiation detector, it caught my wife's lingering radioactivity from a heart scan.
– Loren Pechtel
Oct 25 '17 at 4:47
add a comment |Â
up vote
41
down vote
accepted
This is a detector of radioactive materials (to make sure passengers are not carrying anything radioactive), possibly model "TSA PM700" from Rapiscan Systems.
From the site:
A high sensitivity walk-through radiation portal monitor to automatically scan pedestrian traffic for radioactive materials.
- High Sensitivity Portal Monitor
- Continuously Scan Moving Pedestrians
- Gamma and Neutron Radiation Detection Options
- Fast, Seamless Integration
edited Oct 25 '17 at 11:03
grg
1075
answered Oct 24 '17 at 20:38
Eugene O
7,93623149
4
A lot fancier than the system we saw in the Shanghai/Pu Dong airport. No question that was a radiation detector, it caught my wife's lingering radioactivity from a heart scan.
– Loren Pechtel
Oct 25 '17 at 4:47
add a comment |Â
up vote
41
down vote
accepted
up vote
41
down vote
accepted
This is a detector of radioactive materials (to make sure passengers are not carrying anything radioactive), possibly model "TSA PM700" from Rapiscan Systems.
From the site:
A high sensitivity walk-through radiation portal monitor to automatically scan pedestrian traffic for radioactive materials.
- High Sensitivity Portal Monitor
- Continuously Scan Moving Pedestrians
- Gamma and Neutron Radiation Detection Options
- Fast, Seamless Integration
edited Oct 25 '17 at 11:03
grg
1075
answered Oct 24 '17 at 20:38
Eugene O
7,93623149
This is a detector of radioactive materials (to make sure passengers are not carrying anything radioactive), possibly model "TSA PM700" from Rapiscan Systems.
From the site:
A high sensitivity walk-through radiation portal monitor to automatically scan pedestrian traffic for radioactive materials.
- High Sensitivity Portal Monitor
- Continuously Scan Moving Pedestrians
- Gamma and Neutron Radiation Detection Options
- Fast, Seamless Integration
edited Oct 25 '17 at 11:03
grg
1075
answered Oct 24 '17 at 20:38
Eugene O
7,93623149
edited Oct 25 '17 at 11:03
grg
1075
edited Oct 25 '17 at 11:03
grg
1075
edited Oct 25 '17 at 11:03
grg
1075
1075
answered Oct 24 '17 at 20:38
Eugene O
7,93623149
answered Oct 24 '17 at 20:38
Eugene O
7,93623149
answered Oct 24 '17 at 20:38
Eugene O
7,93623149
7,93623149
4
A lot fancier than the system we saw in the Shanghai/Pu Dong airport. No question that was a radiation detector, it caught my wife's lingering radioactivity from a heart scan.
– Loren Pechtel
Oct 25 '17 at 4:47
add a comment |Â
4
A lot fancier than the system we saw in the Shanghai/Pu Dong airport. No question that was a radiation detector, it caught my wife's lingering radioactivity from a heart scan.
– Loren Pechtel
Oct 25 '17 at 4:47
4
4
A lot fancier than the system we saw in the Shanghai/Pu Dong airport. No question that was a radiation detector, it caught my wife's lingering radioactivity from a heart scan.
– Loren Pechtel
Oct 25 '17 at 4:47
A lot fancier than the system we saw in the Shanghai/Pu Dong airport. No question that was a radiation detector, it caught my wife's lingering radioactivity from a heart scan.
– Loren Pechtel
Oct 25 '17 at 4:47
add a comment |Â
up vote
8
down vote
To backup the already correct answer, what you're looking at is a Radiation Portal Monitor. They vary in size depending on what they're scanning. They are designed to scan for radioactive materials. I've seen car-scale versions of these at the border-control in Calais, most likely acting on behalf of Project Cyclamen with more info found here.
Funnily enough these can apparently be set off even by recent medical procedures as described here:
My parents were on a coach that set one off. One of the passengers had been treated with radioactive iodine for thyroid cancer."
Although a better question to ask is why does Riga believe people are transporting radioactive material through an airport.
answered Oct 25 '17 at 8:40
Tom
1814
7
Although a better question to ask is why does Riga believe people are transporting radioactive material through an airport. I've seen them at many European airports. Usually they are somewhat disguised, so you might mistake them for a doorway. e.g: i.stack.imgur.com/I5wfy.jpg To answer your question, most countries want to avoid people smuggling radioactive materials into them.
– MJeffryes
Oct 25 '17 at 9:14
1
@MJeffryes Not hand-drawn circles :( anyway, you're right, my mistake in hoping someone smuggling radioactive materials would be smart enough to avoid a major airport xD
– Tom
Oct 25 '17 at 9:25
add a comment |Â
up vote
8
down vote
To backup the already correct answer, what you're looking at is a Radiation Portal Monitor. They vary in size depending on what they're scanning. They are designed to scan for radioactive materials. I've seen car-scale versions of these at the border-control in Calais, most likely acting on behalf of Project Cyclamen with more info found here.
Funnily enough these can apparently be set off even by recent medical procedures as described here:
My parents were on a coach that set one off. One of the passengers had been treated with radioactive iodine for thyroid cancer."
Although a better question to ask is why does Riga believe people are transporting radioactive material through an airport.
answered Oct 25 '17 at 8:40
Tom
1814
7
Although a better question to ask is why does Riga believe people are transporting radioactive material through an airport. I've seen them at many European airports. Usually they are somewhat disguised, so you might mistake them for a doorway. e.g: i.stack.imgur.com/I5wfy.jpg To answer your question, most countries want to avoid people smuggling radioactive materials into them.
– MJeffryes
Oct 25 '17 at 9:14
1
@MJeffryes Not hand-drawn circles :( anyway, you're right, my mistake in hoping someone smuggling radioactive materials would be smart enough to avoid a major airport xD
– Tom
Oct 25 '17 at 9:25
add a comment |Â
up vote
8
down vote
up vote
8
down vote
To backup the already correct answer, what you're looking at is a Radiation Portal Monitor. They vary in size depending on what they're scanning. They are designed to scan for radioactive materials. I've seen car-scale versions of these at the border-control in Calais, most likely acting on behalf of Project Cyclamen with more info found here.
Funnily enough these can apparently be set off even by recent medical procedures as described here:
My parents were on a coach that set one off. One of the passengers had been treated with radioactive iodine for thyroid cancer."
Although a better question to ask is why does Riga believe people are transporting radioactive material through an airport.
answered Oct 25 '17 at 8:40
Tom
1814
To backup the already correct answer, what you're looking at is a Radiation Portal Monitor. They vary in size depending on what they're scanning. They are designed to scan for radioactive materials. I've seen car-scale versions of these at the border-control in Calais, most likely acting on behalf of Project Cyclamen with more info found here.
Funnily enough these can apparently be set off even by recent medical procedures as described here:
My parents were on a coach that set one off. One of the passengers had been treated with radioactive iodine for thyroid cancer."
Although a better question to ask is why does Riga believe people are transporting radioactive material through an airport.
answered Oct 25 '17 at 8:40
Tom
1814
answered Oct 25 '17 at 8:40
Tom
1814
answered Oct 25 '17 at 8:40
Tom
1814
answered Oct 25 '17 at 8:40
Tom
1814
1814
7
Although a better question to ask is why does Riga believe people are transporting radioactive material through an airport. I've seen them at many European airports. Usually they are somewhat disguised, so you might mistake them for a doorway. e.g: i.stack.imgur.com/I5wfy.jpg To answer your question, most countries want to avoid people smuggling radioactive materials into them.
– MJeffryes
Oct 25 '17 at 9:14
1
@MJeffryes Not hand-drawn circles :( anyway, you're right, my mistake in hoping someone smuggling radioactive materials would be smart enough to avoid a major airport xD
– Tom
Oct 25 '17 at 9:25
add a comment |Â
7
Although a better question to ask is why does Riga believe people are transporting radioactive material through an airport. I've seen them at many European airports. Usually they are somewhat disguised, so you might mistake them for a doorway. e.g: i.stack.imgur.com/I5wfy.jpg To answer your question, most countries want to avoid people smuggling radioactive materials into them.
– MJeffryes
Oct 25 '17 at 9:14
1
@MJeffryes Not hand-drawn circles :( anyway, you're right, my mistake in hoping someone smuggling radioactive materials would be smart enough to avoid a major airport xD
– Tom
Oct 25 '17 at 9:25
7
7
Although a better question to ask is why does Riga believe people are transporting radioactive material through an airport. I've seen them at many European airports. Usually they are somewhat disguised, so you might mistake them for a doorway. e.g: i.stack.imgur.com/I5wfy.jpg To answer your question, most countries want to avoid people smuggling radioactive materials into them.
– MJeffryes
Oct 25 '17 at 9:14
Although a better question to ask is why does Riga believe people are transporting radioactive material through an airport. I've seen them at many European airports. Usually they are somewhat disguised, so you might mistake them for a doorway. e.g: i.stack.imgur.com/I5wfy.jpg To answer your question, most countries want to avoid people smuggling radioactive materials into them.
– MJeffryes
Oct 25 '17 at 9:14
1
1
@MJeffryes Not hand-drawn circles :( anyway, you're right, my mistake in hoping someone smuggling radioactive materials would be smart enough to avoid a major airport xD
– Tom
Oct 25 '17 at 9:25
@MJeffryes Not hand-drawn circles :( anyway, you're right, my mistake in hoping someone smuggling radioactive materials would be smart enough to avoid a major airport xD
– Tom
Oct 25 '17 at 9:25
add a comment |Â
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a full body scanner/x-ray machine ?
– Max
Oct 24 '17 at 20:17
Text says in English, "Please move by one person at a time". Before I read that I was wondering if you could open both doors and lock them together to block off the area.
– mkennedy
Oct 24 '17 at 20:29
12
Ah, that's a vending machine. You put money in, and get drinks out, such as bottled Evian water. ... Oh, you don't mean the machine on the left?
– Dawood ibn Kareem
Oct 25 '17 at 8:59
See also travel.stackexchange.com/questions/62781/…
– MJeffryes
Oct 25 '17 at 9:15