The U.S. government has begun reviewing passenger and cargo from Japan to land on U.S. soil for signs of radiation, reported the National Security Secretary, Janet Napolitano. Speaking Napolitano told reporters that U.S. authorities have found no harmful levels of radiation in this country, following the nuclear crisis that began in Japan after the earthquake and tsunami of last Friday.
The screening of passengers and cargo is only one measure of "precaution," he said Napolitano.
For its part, the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said in a statement that monitoring "events in Japan carefully" and assess "the potential of contamination linked to the crisis in that country's nuclear facilities.
As great caution, CBP has issued guidelines on the protocols, to monitor agents including all air and sea traffic from Japan, it said.
"No aircraft has entered the United States has tested positive for harmful levels of radiation," said CBP.
The federal agency said that as part of established protocols, travelers with symptoms of radiation are referred to health authorities for treatment.
added that the maritime authorities have been instructed to prevent entry into the country of cargo and mail contaminated with radiation.
According to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have been reports of radiation in passengers from Japan in several U.S. international airports, among them the Chicago (Illinois), Dallas (Texas) and Seattle (Washington), but none had dangerous amounts of radiation. EFE
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