Re: Radiation and plane crashes

["A. Hancock" <a.hancock@s1.cxwms.ac.uk>]

Mike Broderick wrote:

  Does anyone have
> any specific knowledge or experience in dealing with radioactive materials
> contamination after a commercial or military aircraft crash?

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Mike,

I've no specific details, but I'm sure I heard that after the Lockerbie
disaster teams of people were sent out to scour the Scottish contryside
for radioactive fragments. Probably under the instruction of the NRPB.
But I could be totally wrong here.

Cheers
Andy Hancock
a.hancock@cxwms.ac.uk