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An underwater nuclear material reconnaissance system includes an underwater vehicle propelled/steered by a plurality of propulsion pods distributed thereabout. The underwater vehicle includes nuclear material sensors for generating sensor data indicative of the presence of nuclear material, a tunnel

An underwater nuclear material reconnaissance system includes an underwater vehicle propelled/steered by a plurality of propulsion pods distributed thereabout. The underwater vehicle includes nuclear material sensors for generating sensor data indicative of the presence of nuclear material, a tunnel thruster for providing vertical thrust for the underwater vehicle, and a bi-directional communications cable deployable from the underwater vehicle. A remotely-located communications base station coupled to the bi-directional communications cable transmits control commands to the underwater vehicle and receives sensor data transmitted from the underwater vehicle.

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1. An underwater nuclear material reconnaissance system, comprising:a controllable underwater vehicle having a body and a plurality of propulsion pods distributed about and coupled to said body, each of said plurality of propulsion pods having a power source coupled to a propulsor; at least one exte

1. An underwater nuclear material reconnaissance system, comprising:a controllable underwater vehicle having a body and a plurality of propulsion pods distributed about and coupled to said body, each of said plurality of propulsion pods having a power source coupled to a propulsor; at least one extension arm coupled to one of said plurality of propulsion pods and extending radially away from said body; an imaging device mounted on said extension arm for generating video image data; a GPS antenna mounted on said extension arm for receiving GPS data; said underwater vehicle incorporating nuclear material sensors for generating sensor data indicative of the presence of nuclear material, a tunnel thruster for providing vertical thrust for said underwater vehicle, and a bi-directional communications cable deployable from said underwater vehicle; and a remotely-located communications base station coupled to said bi-directional communications cable for transmitting control commands to said underwater vehicle and for receiving data transmitted from said underwater vehicle, wherein said data transmitted from said underwater vehicle includes said GPS data, said video image data and said sensor data.