Tokyo passengers set off radiation detectors at O’Hare

[kpete]

Source: Sun Times

Passengers arriving this week on a flight from earthquake-and tsunami-ravaged Tokyo set off radiation detectors at O’Hare Airport, city officials acknowledged Thursday.

“We are aware that occurred (Wednesday). We are working with Customs and Border Protection on this issue,” Aviation Commissioner Rosemarie Andolino said, referring all questions to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Andolino refused to say how the incident was handled or what happened to the Tokyo passengers in question.

“The protection of the person coming off the plane is very important in regards to any radiation — especially within their families and anything else,” Mayor Daley said.

Read more: http://www.suntimes.com/news/4368976-418/toyko-passengers-set-off-radiation-detectors-at-ohare.html

[kath]

1. Shee-it! It would be interesting to know how close those passengers had been to Fukushima - but

of course we'll NEVER get that kind of information, especially not from US media.

[dixiegrrrrl]

2. Would be nice to know how much radiation the people were carrying around

and sharing with their seat mates.

[ensho]

3. wouldn't the inside of the plane have to be decontaminated?

how would you hose down, water down with soap the inside of the plane (like they do to people). would the cleaners have to wear hazmat suits?

[PSPS]

4. "We are working with Customs and Border Protection on this issue"

“We are aware that occurred (Wednesday). We are working with Customs and Border Protection on this issue,” Aviation Commissioner Rosemarie Andolino said, referring all questions to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Translation: We will be adjusting the monitors so they will no longer go off.

[Snoutport]

5. scary! nt