Elex Michaelson and Jovana Lara
KABC
March 18, 2011
Travelers arriving from Japan may not know it, but U.S. customs agents are on alert for passengers coming into the country with high levels of radiation.
It’s routine protocol for agents at all ports of entry to screen for radiation with personal radiation devices, but now Homeland Security is directing agents to be more watchful.
“In an exercise of caution, and just to make sure everyone remains safe, we are doing screenings of passengers and cargo,” said Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano. “If there happens to be a blip in terms of radiation.”
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