[ RadSafe ] Gaps in US radiation monitoring system revealed - WSJ.com

[Doug Huffman]

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"The system is crucial because federal officials use the monitors'
readings to validate the impact of nuclear incidents, then alert local
governments and the public."

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""The question remains unanswered as to why we have gaps," said
California Senate Majority Leader Ellen M. Corbett, (D-San Leandro), who
chairs the state committee on earthquake and disaster preparedness "The
radiation monitors that we do have in California must be properly
checked and maintained."

Daniel Hirsch, a nuclear watchdog who lectures on nuclear policy at the
University of California, Santa Cruz, said he was uneasy about
malfunctioning monitors.

"The fundamental concern is that we're being offered bland assurances
that everything is ok but much of the monitoring system was broken,"
Hirsch said."
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