RE: I-131 and Customs

["Weiner, Ruth" <rfweine@sandia.gov>]

I have been to one airport where the gates to a small airline serving local
small airports does not have a metal detector or security guards, although
the rest of the airport has these.  Also, some small community airports do
not have security guards or metal detectors.  I don't know what the rules
are.

Clearly only my own opinion

Ruth F. Weiner, Ph. D.
Sandia National Laboratories 
MS 0718, POB 5800
Albuquerque, NM 87185-0718
505-844-4791; fax 505-844-0244
rfweine@sandia.gov


-----Original Message-----
From: jack bell [mailto:bellstar@erols.com]
Sent: Saturday, June 05, 1999 8:43 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: Re: I-131 and Customs


To avoid possible litigation, I will not be precise about the airports
involved.  The first time that I came upon an unattended security
station was in the northwest.  The other time was at a large local
airport.  At the local airport I couldn't even get anyone interested in
the situation.  I did a quick cost -- benefit study and got on the
plane.  I hasten to add that both experiences occurred several years
ago.

As for radiation detectors, considering the investment in x-ray
equipment and other security measures, a small NaI xtl at each security
station doesn't seem out of line -- especially in light of  the negative
impact of something like the I-131 event.

Just my opinion.

                                      Jack Bell, bellstar@erols.com

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