A helicopter outfitted with radiological detection equipment has been making low-altitude flights over New Orleans and surrounding areas since Sunday in advance of Super Bowl LIX. Under the U.S.

The Department of Energy said Friday low-altitude helicopter flights to measure background radiation will be conducted over New Orleans Feb. 2 through Feb. 6 as part of security precautions for the ...

Jan. 31 (UPI) --The Department of Energy said Friday low-altitude helicopter flights to measure background radiation will be done over New Orleans Feb. 2 through Feb. 6 as part of security precautions ...

Background radiation is the invisible radiation that is always present in our environment. It comes from a variety of sources, both natural and man-made. Natural sources include cosmic rays from space ...

Over the next several days you may see a helicopter hovering over downtown Milwaukee measuring "background radiation". Officials say this is standard security protocol and there's no need to be ...

Lessons from the nuclear incidents in Fukushima, Japan show the value of a local project to measure background radiation levels in several parts of the state. A low-flying helicopter will gather ...

If you see a low-flying helicopter hovering above the route of the Boston Marathon, there’s no need to worry. Authorities said low-altitude helicopter flights will be conducted Wednesday through ...

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Authorities are completing background radiation measurements over Southern California as part of the security precautions being put in place ahead of the Super Bowl. According to ...

BOSTON (STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE) – A helicopter equipped with radiation-sensing technology will make several low passes over the Boston Marathon route later this week to measure naturally occurring ...

MILWAUKEE - A helicopter was flown low over downtown Milwaukee on Tuesday, July 9. Now, officials have confirmed it has to do with security and safety for the Republican National Convention. The U.S.

Thanks to stints as an X-ray technician in my early 20s followed by work in various biology labs into my early 40s, I’ve been classified as an “occupationally exposed worker” with regard to ionizing ...