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PSC new Atlanta Office

Pajarito Scientific Corporation (PSC) – Atlanta office has moved locations in order to better service our current and potential new clients. PSC has been a part of the nuclear industry and in the Atlanta and southeastern region of the US since 2002. Throughout our presence, PSC-Atlanta have serviced our clients with amazingly talented individuals with a passion for technology and success. PSC-Atlanta is now poised to provide critical support as our industry is shifting focus from remediation to reprocessing and nuclear energy generation, while domestically and internationally stressing the importance of nuclear security and safeguards. PSC is an American-Owned Small Business, dedicated to the missions of the various entities throughout the world who are in one way or another driven by or engaged in the nuclear industry. We are excited about developing the next generation of products to support the world’s needs and aiding in the management of the direction in which we head as a global community.


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PSC's Santa Fe Headquarters were the ideal venue for LANL's recent ORTEC Program Isotope training course. LANL's scientists were joined by PSC's Portable NDA Services team in a three-day class given by ORTEC's Rich Hagenauer. The syllabus included classroom training and "hands-on" drum measurements with Isotopic V4.1 using the new PSC Technicart™. Trainees were introduced to new advanced features in the software that provide for high quality field characterization essential to the clean-up mission at Los Alamos and other DOE facilities.

Richard Hagenauer (ORTEC), Randy Lucero (PSC) and Kathleen Gruetzmacher (LANL), at the Isotopic training class.

Bejing China PSC attended the NIC show in Beijing, March 25^th thru March 28^th. NIC is China’s premier nuclear industry event for the past 20 years and is strongly supported by the world’s leading nuclear industry manufacturers and suppliers. NIC 2008 creates optimum business and trade opportunities with major end users and buyers.

PSC exhibited the Technicart™ at the new-look WM08 conference in Phoenix , AZ , February 24^th thru February 27^th 2008. Technicart™ is a multi-purpose, rugged platform for deployment of portable NDA equipment and Nuclide Identifier Systems such as the Micro-Detective widely used by Homeland Security agencies. As a world expert in the detection and characterization of nuclear materials, PSC can provide engineered solutions for interdiction and detection of illicit nuclear materials trafficking and radiological threats.

PSC unveiled its latest new product, the Technicart™ at its Open House on August 16^th. The Technicart™ is a robust mobile platform for deployment of radiometric equipment such as HPGe detectors and neutron counters. The Technicart™, which holds up to 500 lbs of equipment, offers a versatile ruggedized solution for in-situ characterization and can be rapidly setup for multiple assay configurations with and without collimators. The system has been recently demonstrated at LANL.

New PSC signage - 2532 Camino Entrada, Santa Fe, NM

Pajarito Scientific Corporation (PSC) held an open house on August 16^th to celebrate the launch of PSC and the transition of the Company from the former name of BIL Solutions, Inc. PSC, now an American owned small business and a leading supplier of radiometric instrumentation and services, located at 2532 Camino Entrada, Santa Fe , NM welcomed original PSC founders John Caldwell and Mike Bieri to help introduce the new Company to many attending customers and suppliers including numerous engineers and scientists from National Laboratories and industries across the country.

PSC is proud to announce the roll-out of its new Passive Active Neutron Differential Die-Away (PANDDA^TM) system. The PANDDA^TM with imaging system uses advanced imaging software and high performance electronics for rapid, accurate, high sensitivity assay of plutonium & uranium waste. PANDDA^TM can measure a diverse range of container sizes including small packages, 200 liter drums and large waste crate. The system's combined active and passive neutron assay modes make it well suited for both homogeneous waster (e.g. sludges, concrete) and heterogeneous debris waste (paper, plastics, combustibles etc). In addition to performing fast, reliable TRU / LLW sorting, the PANDDA's ruggedized electronics make it ideally suited for assay of more challenging streams including remote handled waste. PSC President David Heath remarked that "The release of this innovative, exciting new product makes Pajarito Scientific Corporation well positioned to solve the future generation of worldwide nuclear waste characterization challenges. As always we remain fully committed to supporting our customers' existing equipment from our previous product lines including the IPAN drum and box counters and we are looking forward to supplying new generation of systems such as PANDDA^TM with imaging."

The newly formed Pajarito Scientific Corporation was unveiled at the INMM’s Exhibition Hall in Tucson , July 8^th –12^th. This event is an important date in the nuclear calendar with an attendance of over 400 scientists and professionals. The Annual Meeting provides a professional forum for the exchange of the latest technical information in nuclear materials management. The meeting addresses all aspects of nuclear materials management with papers and posters organized by the INMM Technical Program Committee. PSC’s Technology and Physics Manager, Alan Simpson (pictured), presented a paper on “A 3-Dimensional Method for In-Situ Characterization of Buried Transuranic Waste using a Large Area Neutron Monitor”.

PSC today unveiled our new website at www.PajaritoScientific.com. This new website is intended to serve our clients with the latest information regarding our products and services.

The implementation of our presence on the internet also marks the final step in PSC’s re-branding effort following David Heath's purchase of our company from BNFL, plc.

In addition to rolling out the new website, PSC has also changed our email addresses. All PSC email addresses are now on the PajaritoScientific.com domain. In general, staff email addresses are will be formatted as <First Initial><Last Name>@PajaritoScientific.com. Please update your contacts accordingly.

The Carlsbad Field Office (CBFO) conducted surveillance of the Central Characterization Project (CCP) waste program deployed at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL). During this surveillance, the audit team evaluated the operational characteristics of the SuperHENC system.

Original certification for the SuperHENC system was issued in February 2007. Soon thereafter, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) added Tier 1 approval to the SuperHENC’s impressive list of credentials.

The SuperHENC system was originally deployed at the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site (RFETS) site by Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and PSC. Following the closure of the RFETS site, CCP contracted PSC to refurbish the SuperHENC for deployment at INL.

PSC is pleased to announce the following new additions to our Management Team.

Dan joined PSC on March 8, 2007 to become the Superintendent of the 300 Area D4 project for Washington Closure Hanford. Dan has been well established recently at Hanford and has positioned PSC well to capture work at the Hanford DOE site. Dan will act as our key management interface for the Hanford site and surrounding areas. Dan brings a wealth of experience in D&D activities from his work experience at Rocky Flats.

Sarah came to PSC on April 15, 2007 from Stoller where she initially managed the start of the work at Portsmouth. Sarah will be based out of Ohio to support our market expansion efforts in the Government Services sector of our business. Sarah has a proven track-record of project management and business development and is a great new resource for PSC.

As of April 1, 2007, PSC will be moving to a new headquarters location in Santa Fe, NM.

BIL Solutions, Inc. today announced that its parent company, UK based British Nuclear Fuels plc (BNFL), has signed an agreement to sell BIL Solutions, Inc. to an investment team led by David Heath, current President of BIL Solutions, Inc.

With headquarters in Santa Fe, New Mexico, BIL Solutions Inc. will now be a small, American owned business, employing approximately 50 instrumentation experts and holds contracts at several DOE sites and nuclear power facilities across North America and Japan.

The new operating name of the Company will be Pajarito Scientific Corporation. (PSC). PSC will continue to provide state of the art instrumentation and services in the areas of radiation detection and measurement.