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

[Steven Dapra]

March 26

         Daniel Hirsch is connected with the Committee to Bridge the 
Gap, an anti-nuclear organization.

http://www.committeetobridgethegap.org/

         Hirsch has appeared before on RADSAFE.  Here is the link to 
the RADSAFE archives.

http://health.phys.iit.edu/extended_archive/


Steven Dapra


At 03:33 AM 3/26/2011, you wrote:


>http://online.wsj.com/article/AP8d15784446234cf3a68054575de3d01c.html
>
>"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."
>
>[ ... ]
>
>""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."