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Have you seen a low-flying plane this month? Here's what it's searching for
The survey aims to detect radioactive hot spots, last done nearly 40 years ago.
Author: Dave McKinley
Published: 7:37 PM EDT October 4, 2023
Updated: 10:14 PM EDT October 6, 2023
BUFFALO, N.Y. — You may see a low-flying plane over your house, several times, over the course of this month.
It's been brought in by the NY State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to conduct a radiological survey of the Buffalo metropolitan area.
Bird of a different feather
Operated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency the plane, nicknamed ASPECT (Airborne Spectral Photometric Environmental Collection Technology) has all sorts of sophisticated gear, to detect chemicals, pollutants, ground radiation, and more.
Based in Texas, it can reach any point in the continental United States within nine hours if needed.
Often dispatched to emergencies, like this year's train derailment [o]f a chemical train in East Palestine, Ohio, the DEC brought it in to conduct an airborne radiological survey of Niagara and Erie counties...
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Hat tip: Monkey Werx US
Have you seen a low-flying plane this month? Here's what it's searching for
The survey aims to detect radioactive hot spots, last done nearly 40 years ago.
Author: Dave McKinley
Published: 7:37 PM EDT October 4, 2023
Updated: 10:14 PM EDT October 6, 2023
BUFFALO, N.Y. — You may see a low-flying plane over your house, several times, over the course of this month.
It's been brought in by the NY State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to conduct a radiological survey of the Buffalo metropolitan area.
Bird of a different feather
Operated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency the plane, nicknamed ASPECT (Airborne Spectral Photometric Environmental Collection Technology) has all sorts of sophisticated gear, to detect chemicals, pollutants, ground radiation, and more.
Based in Texas, it can reach any point in the continental United States within nine hours if needed.
Often dispatched to emergencies, like this year's train derailment [o]f a chemical train in East Palestine, Ohio, the DEC brought it in to conduct an airborne radiological survey of Niagara and Erie counties...
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Hat tip: Monkey Werx US