Nuclear radiation detected in Vietnam atmosphere

Monday afternoon, the Vietnamese Ministry of Science and Technology announced that Vietnamese stations have detected I-131 radioactive isotopes in Vietnamese atmosphere but as the contamination is very limited, it poses no health hazards.

Vietnamplus cited Monday reports from the Vietnam National Center of Archives, which is part of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization CTBTO, as saying that radioactive clouds formed from leaks in the Japan nuclear incident will approach Indonesia and Malaysia in the next two days.

The report also assured that CTBTO could detect minute contamination - which is practically harmless.
Over the Atlantic Ocean, the radioactive clouds is projected to fly eastwards and at the Pacific Ocean, they will spread southwards, approaching deep into the American Continent, and towards the North Pole.
Vietnamplus reported that on Monday and Tuesday, the clouds will not arrive in Vietnam yet but have the tendency to spread and are appearing to be heading towards Vietnam in the southeast direction.
At the end of Tuesday, there could be some small radioactive clouds near China’s Hainan Island (Hai Nam) and near Vietnam’s southernmost province of Ca Mau and Phu Quoc Island.
Whether the clouds will reach Vietnam or not depends on the weather condition.
Meanwhile, Doctor Nguyen Huu Nghia, head of the Military Institute for Radioactive Medicine and Tumor told VTC News that I – 131 isotopes in small amounts have no harm to humans and will become self-disintegrated in 8 days.
According to Doctor Nghia, in the worst case scenario, iodine medicine will be distributed to the people for protection.
This afternoon, medical experts have met at Hanoi’s Ministry of Health to lay out a plan to cope with the radiation issue.

source: Tuoitrenews

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