I got to visit Port Newark today to see how they scan freighter cargo for radiation — pretty cool.pic.twitter.com/66cKWPeAcY
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I got to visit Port Newark today to see how they scan freighter cargo for radiation — pretty cool.pic.twitter.com/66cKWPeAcY
@wellerstein what do they do with cargo showing detectable levels of radiation? Send it back?
@milagrosfilms So usually they send it back. They said that these days a lot of countries pre-screen before sending to USA, to avoid this.
@wellerstein so likely radioactive goods are getting into the US? Are they taking countries' word when they say they've pre-screened?
@milagrosfilms They don't let "man-made" rad threats into the country. They give naturally radioactive things a pass (i.e. granite).
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