Solar Panel Mystery

 

Listener Mike sees these along highway 67 in Iowa and it's driving him crazy not knowing what they are. The boxes say "Property of Illinois Emergency Management" but they are in Iowa, what gives? We can always count on our listeners and we got the answer quickly! They are RADIATION DETECTORS! The IEMA (Illinois Emergency Management Agency) has had them in place for about the past 20 years around the state of Illinois with their 11 reactors, but only in Iowa the past 5 years. Recently they switched from wired to solar power so they are more noticeable with the solar panels on top. The detectors on 67 are part of a ring of 16 monitors around the Exelon plant north of Cordova.