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Tokyo flight trips radiation detectors

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edited March 2011 in All Encompassing Trip
Mayor Richard Daley acknowledged today passengers on a flight from Tokyo had set off radiation detectors at O’Hare International Airport, but he offered no details and said federal officials will be handling the situation.

“Of course the protection of the person coming off the plane is very important in regards to any radiation, especially within their families and anything else,” Daley said at a downtown news conference to discuss his trip to China this week.

City Aviation Commissioner Rosemarie Andolino would only say, “We are aware that occurred yesterday. We are working with Customs and Border Protection on this issue." She referred reporters to the Department of Homeland Security.



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  • unlost dogsunlost dogs Posts: 12,553
    I guess I'm surprised that TSA isn't using the Geiger counters on every traveler disembarking from a flight that starts in Japan. Decon is pretty straightforward, shower/scrubbing. Of course, you don't get those clothes back. But it seems like a prudent course, given the circumstances.
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  • HeavyHandsHeavyHands Posts: 2,130
    ^You assume that TSA has Geiger counters.
    "A lot more people are capable of being big out there that just don't give themselves a chance." -Stone Gossard
  • polaris_xpolaris_x Posts: 13,559
    HeavyHands wrote:
    ^You assume that TSA has Geiger counters.

    or that they know what they are ...
  • Jason PJason P Posts: 19,138
    HeavyHands wrote:
    ^You assume that TSA has Geiger counters.
    Oddly enough, the device only registers activity when this man passes by ...

    images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTCyxIqrMjPaLeyRxeSIEgw29lEpurj9715nimTuUcnnnOdT4JX
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