Portable nuclear material detector and process

An apparatus for detecting nuclear radiation comprising:

• a plurality of individual radiation detectors, each of said individual radiation detectors positioned along a communication array at a pre-selected interval, said communication array comprising an electrical supply line for supplying power to each of said plurality of detectors;
• a flexible covering surrounding said plurality of radiation detectors and said communication array, said flexible covering allowing said plurality of individual radiation detectors and said communication array to assume any configuration selected from the group consisting of a linear arrangement, a curve, an angled bend, and combinations thereof;
• an individual CPU in communication with each of said plurality of individual radiation detectors, said individual CPU in communication with a time variant counting algorithm wherein each of said individual radiation detectors has an individual radiation background value adjustment as an integral processing step of calculating a radiation value;
• and,
• a user interface for receiving and displaying data from each of said analog-to-digital converters.