Aerial Radiation Assessment Survey Over Las Vegas Strip Ahead Of New Year’s Eve

[RaleighGuy]

The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) will conduct low-altitude helicopter flights over the Las Vegas Strip and its surrounding areas Dec. 29 and 31 to measure naturally occurring background radiation ahead of New Year’s Eve.

NNSA To Conduct Aerial Radiation Assessment Survey Over Las Vegas Strip Ahead Of New Year’s Eve

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[spanky15805]

"Local residents may see a twin-engine Bell 412 helicopter, which is equipped with sensitive, state-of-the-art passive radiation sensing technology. The helicopter will fly in a grid pattern over the areas at 150 feet (or higher) above the ground at a speed of approximately 80 mph."

Will I get a letter if my microwave is to leaky? 150 feet isn't very high.

 

[iMONITOR]

Hope you didn't throw out your old smoke detector out in the trash can!

 

[RichardKramer]

I hope they have time to check out the area around Skinwalker Ranch in Utah!!!

Rich - N3VMY - KAG0096

 

[trentbob]

The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) will conduct low-altitude helicopter flights over the Las Vegas Strip and its surrounding areas Dec. 29 and 31 to measure naturally occurring background radiation ahead of New Year’s Eve.

NNSA To Conduct Aerial Radiation Assessment Survey Over Las Vegas Strip Ahead Of New Year’s Eve

ladailypost.com

Now that's a pretty interesting story, you are in North Carolina, the story is in a Los Alamos New Mexico news site where the Manhattan Project was and it's about Las Vegas Nevada, how did you stumble on that one LOL

You've got to wonder if you were in Las Vegas if you could monitor this activity but I have a feeling that Federal agency probably is encrypted. They say they're looking for naturally occurring radiation but that area in Las Vegas was a testing ground for above-ground nukes no? Why would they need to do it ahead of New Year's Eve? This is a story that leaves me wanting to know more.

 

[ecps92]

Most [past experience] is they are flying patterns to take base-line readings

We get them annually, before the Boston Marathon, can see them on ADSB
but since it is a known flight pattern [to them] the only activity generally heard is with ATC

Not a peep from the potential LMR Ops [Boston] but others have reported DOE and possibly NNSA activity around NSSE events

Department of Energy Frequencies

I decided to focus on some of the radio systems in use by the Department of Energy at several of their major faci...

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Now that's a pretty interesting story, you are in North Carolina, the story is in a Los Alamos New Mexico news site where the Manhattan Project was and it's about Las Vegas Nevada, how did you stumble on that one LOL

You've got to wonder if you were in Las Vegas if you could monitor this activity but I have a feeling that Federal agency probably is encrypted. They say they're looking for naturally occurring radiation but that area in Las Vegas was a testing ground for above-ground nukes no? Why would they need to do it ahead of New Year's Eve? This is a story that leaves me wanting to know more.

 

[RaleighGuy]

Now that's a pretty interesting story, you are in North Carolina, the story is in a Los Alamos New Mexico news site where the Manhattan Project was and it's about Las Vegas Nevada, how did you stumble on that one LOL

Thanks to @ChrisP who posted on Twiiter

 

[ladn]

The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) will conduct low-altitude helicopter flights over the Las Vegas Strip and its surrounding areas Dec. 29 and 31 to measure naturally occurring background radiation ahead of New Year’s Eve.

Seems like an odd time of the year for a "naturally occurring background radiation" NEST survey, unless it was a cover for something else.

 

[TerryPavlick]

Seems like an odd time of the year for a "naturally occurring background radiation" NEST survey, unless it was a cover for something else.

The news release explains the reasoning. They are doing it ahead of New Year's Eve. So what is happening on New Year's Eve.....oh maybe a lot of people out (or in) celebrating the New Year. So it they are probably doing two things - checking to see if any dirty bombs are planted ahead of that day so they can locate them - or to have a baseline when they go over the area again to see if anything has changed. So if someone moves something in - it will stand out from the baseline they already know is there.

 

[ChrisP]

They do this before any large scale event, such as Super Bowls, New Years Eve, Presidential Inaugurations, etc. Pretty routine these days...

- Chris

 

[TerryPavlick]

They do this before any large scale event, such as Super Bowls, New Years Eve, Presidential Inaugurations, etc. Pretty routine these days...

- Chris

A TFR was issued yesterday for Las Vegas....

0/9051 NOTAM Details

 

[GlobalNorth]

These tests occur every NYE, for political conventions, sports championships, large events, and many other events.

They are rather routine.

 

[ecps92]

Was gonna say that.

but the NFL is in Tampa
but the Pro Bowl is in Vegas - ding ding ding ding ding.

They do this before any large scale event, such as Super Bowls, New Years Eve, Presidential Inaugurations, etc. Pretty routine these days...

- Chris