Low-Flying Government Helicopter To Measure Radiation In Boston Area

[bananas]

Source: CBS

Heads up, Boston: A helicopter will be flying around the city at altitudes as low as 150 feet this week, but officials say there’s no cause for concern.

The National Nuclear Security Administration announced in a statement that from Tuesday through Friday, a low-flying helicopter will be measuring “naturally occurring background radiation” over an area covering 13 square miles.

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The flyovers will be completed days before the Boston Marathon on April 18. There’s no specific mention of the marathon in the official statement, but the government has been measuring radiation over Boston just before the race for the past several years.

The NNSA says it’s making a public announcement about the flyover so that residents won’t be alarmed.

Read more: http://boston.cbslocal.com/2016/04/11/boston-helicopter-low-flying-radiation-nuclear-security/

[Human101948]

1. That's the cover story...

This could be the United Nations takeover we've been hearing about for years!

[MidwestTech]

2. Hmmm... I'm suspicious because fly overs with police helicopters should be normal

at least in my little slice of heaven it's normal to hear choppers overhead looking for pot growers.
they can call it what they want but no one else runs a chopper that late at night.

I smell other reasons.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

6. Flyovers normal, yes, but a very large area grid flyover, not so much. . . nt

[Bernardo de La Paz]

7. Read article: these flyovers will be in the daytime only, not late at night. . . nt

[Thor_MN]

11. Aliens. Thay are looking for Aliens.

[Shadowflash]

3. the 'before' measurement?

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[LiberalArkie]

4. To get a baseline of what is normal. That way they can know real quick if something

is wrong.

[ManiacJoe]

10. Yes, the "before" measurement.

Unfortunately, it is the "after" that one needs to worry about.

My father was a merchant marine (mostly tankers, some cargo). Any time they came into a large city, all the radiation alarms would be disabled since the natural background radiation of the city would set them off.

[jomin41]

5. When they say, "No cause for concern",

That's when I get concerned.

[silvershadow]

8. I wonder what is leaking... nt

[warrprayer]

9. worst case scenario

looking for dirty bomb

[mainer]

12. Was just in Boston. Hubby commented: "Look how low that chopper is!"

I assumed it was a Med-evac helicopter. Now I wonder.