Comments on: National Preparedness: Adventures in Radiation Monitoring

By: David Nash

David Nash — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 21:00:29 +0000

Sounds like a great program, especially with all the scare over Fukushima

By: Linda

Linda — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:24:16 +0000

This is a good move that the EPA has dedicated the time in doing. this will definitely help with the threats of radiation, either from nature or from the grim apocalyptic visions of men.

By: J.S. Barnette

J.S. Barnette — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:33:03 +0000

To Ed Gibson: Thank you for your comment. EPA’s RadNet monitors are designed to detect what is known as ionizing radiation. Radioactivity is the property of some atoms that causes them to spontaneously give off energy as particles or rays. Radioactive atoms emit ionizing radiation when they decay. Radiation that falls within the ionizing radiation range has enough energy to remove tightly bound electrons from atoms, thus creating ions. This is the type of radiation that people usually think of as ‘radiation.’ Examples of radioactive substances include uranium, radium, thorium, and radon.

By: Michael E. Bailey

Michael E. Bailey — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 05:02:23 +0000

This sounds like a very important emergency response system. Nuclear Power plants are supposed to be safe, well regulated, and have redundent safety features. But accidents do happen. There was 3 Mile Island that was not supposed to happen and Chernoble in the old Soviet Union that was not supposed to happen. Mistakes and accidents do happen and will happen so long as there are human operators at the power plant controls. RadNet sounds like a valuable emergency warning and response system to assist first responders. Thank you and best wishes, Michael E. Bailey.

By: Ed Gilson

Ed Gilson — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:10:35 +0000

Are you speaking of normal radiation from the sun that causes roofs to heat up and reradiate through roof to living or working spaces below and that cause air conditioners to activate and esculate cooling bills?
ED