Shortcomings Seen in Local Nuclear, Radiological Event Readiness

Shortcomings Seen in Local Nuclear, Radiological Event Readiness

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention should engage with high-population jurisdictions to better coordinate local nuclear and radiological threat analyses with preparations for particular contingencies, investigators with the U.S. Health and Human Services Department said in a report issued on Tuesday (see GSN, Oct. 12, 2011).