[ RadSafe ] CRT monitor radiation "scare" at Newark airport

[lcs at golden.net]

 With LCD monitors being the norm today, it's surprising to read that 
 someone is travelling with an obsolete CRT device.

 Michael LaFontaine, P.Phys.


 On Mon, 20 Dec 2010 11:14:43 -0800, "Cary Renquist" 
 <cary.renquist at ezag.com> wrote:
> I'm a bit confused...
> What sort of CRT emits radiation when it is not powered?
> Is NORM used in the tube?
>
> Cary
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> cary.renquist at ezag.com
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> Rick
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>
> From an ABC News report
> 
> (http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/bomb-probed-newark-airport/story?id=12438749):
>
> -------------
> Radiation emitted by a computer monitor triggered a bomb scare that
> shut down a terminal at Newark, New  Jersey's Liberty International
> Airport, authorities said, as they announced the investigation was
> over and the terminal reopened.
>
> According to the FBI, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
> and other law enforcement officials, the device was being shipped in
> checked baggage on the same flight with its owner, and despite 
> initial
> suspicions, there was no cause for alarm.
>
> "Based on initial reports we have received from our agents on the
> scene working with the Union County bomb squad and Port Authority
> Police Department and TSA, the suspicious package is a computer
> monitor emitting small amounts of radiation -which is normal for this
> device," said FBI agent Bryan Travers from the Newark Field Division.
> "The device is being shipped to the same destination as it's [sic]
> owner who is already in flight. It appears there is no cause for
> alarm, but authorities are taking the necessary precautions to be
> certain."
>
> The possible device was discovered behind a counter, officials from
> the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey told ABC News, and
> employees alerted Transportation Security Administration Bomb
> Appraisal Officers, who began their investigation shortly after 7:00
> a.m.
> ------------
>
> As Lily Tomlin once observed, "No matter how cynical I get, I just
> can't keep up."
>
>
> Rick Strickert
> Austin, TX
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