Posted on 03/17/2011 1:32:09 PM PDT by Red in Blue PA
Chicago - Fears of nuclear radiation in Japan have now hit Chicago, after a plane landing at O'Hare Airport tested for positive for radiation, but an expert in the field cautioned that there was no risk to the public from the incident.
A spokeperson for American Airlines confirmed that two planes from Tokyo tested positive for radiation Wednesday, one at O'Hare and one landing in Dallas.
The radiation at O'Hare was coming from a routine medical shipment that was bound for Mexico.
U.S. Customs said the radiation test was positive, but at no time was the radiation at unsafe levels.
The scan lasted about 15 minutes and no passengers were detained.
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Ya, because it's a flat out lie ...
Do you have a source for this? It is a serious charge. A link or some other source for this info, or STFU.
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