RadNet monitoring not working properly on west coast

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Alaska to receive three new radiation monitoring units

In addition to the constant satellite feed, local technicians remove filters from the devices twice a week and send them to Alabama for analysis. That's because the monitors can only tell whether there is radiation, not its sources. Dust particles of uranium, iodine, cesium and other radioactive isotopes can be captured in the filters and identified through analysis, Edwards said.

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