LOS ANGELES—The Port of Los Angeles is considering canceling a contract with a Chinese company to purchase a cargo-scanning X-ray machine after the machine failed field tests.
The $2.4 million Mobile Linear Accelerator X-ray Scanning Unit, which is mounted on the back of a truck, is supposed to look for dangerous devices in cargo.
But the scanner experienced several failures and did not meet up to expectations, officials said. Among the problems: It failed to operate properly without help from a special technician.
The device is made by Nutech Inc., believed to be headed by the son of Chinese President Hu Jintao. The company submitted its bid through its local representative, DULY Research Inc., of
Opponents have argued that the port should not rely on a political adversary such as China to supply equipment used for national security purposes.
But DULY President David Yu said the port's plan to return the device is not the right decision, and he disputed the port's assessment that the machine had 10 deficiencies.
"We provided the port with the best X-ray scanner in the world," he told the Los Angeles Times. "It's been in the port since July 2008, and they still haven't paid us for it."
The Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners was expected to vote Thursday night whether to cancel the contract. If the board does so, cargo at the port will be inspected by police until replacement technology can be found, the
Source: mercurynews.com
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