6:55 AM
Trung
In a few days, a larger
radioactive cloud with radiation level 100 times higher than the
previously detected one is forecast to enter the atmosphere of Vietnam
on April 10, said the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization
(CTBTO).
CTBTO yesterday released the warning after its radiation observation stations in Southeast Asia had detected more radioactive isotopes leaked from Japan’s quake-damaged Fukushima nuclear power I.
On the same day Vietnam’s Ministry of Science and Technology also
stated that the cloud was going south to Mong Cai town in northern Quang
Ninh province of Vietnam.
Dr. Trinh Van Giap, head of the Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology under the Vietnam Atomic Energy Institute, said the much-increased radiation level in the upcoming radioactive cloud would still be thousands of times lower than the country’s nuclear safety standard.
Therefore, it will cause no harm to human health and the environment, Dr. Giap confirmed.
In case of rains, the rainwater mixed with radioactive particles will penetrate the soil but due to low radiation levels in the air, the soil in this case will not pose any health threat to the people either, he said.
The Vietnam Atomic Energy Institute has conducted analysis of Vietnam’s seawater samples and the test results showed no indication of nuclear radiation contamination.
The agency said it would continue analysis to detect any radioactivity that may find its way into Vietnam’s territorial waters from the sea currents coming from Japan.
Meanwhile, the Vietnamese government has ordered relevant agencies to check seafood imported from Japan in case it is contaminated with radiation.
Should any radiation is found in imported seafood, responsible agencies must notify the public and issue necessary warnings, the government said.
CTBTO yesterday released the warning after its radiation observation stations in Southeast Asia had detected more radioactive isotopes leaked from Japan’s quake-damaged Fukushima nuclear power I.
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Nguyen Quang Long, head of the Environment
Department
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Dr. Trinh Van Giap, head of the Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology under the Vietnam Atomic Energy Institute, said the much-increased radiation level in the upcoming radioactive cloud would still be thousands of times lower than the country’s nuclear safety standard.
Therefore, it will cause no harm to human health and the environment, Dr. Giap confirmed.
In case of rains, the rainwater mixed with radioactive particles will penetrate the soil but due to low radiation levels in the air, the soil in this case will not pose any health threat to the people either, he said.
The Vietnam Atomic Energy Institute has conducted analysis of Vietnam’s seawater samples and the test results showed no indication of nuclear radiation contamination.
The agency said it would continue analysis to detect any radioactivity that may find its way into Vietnam’s territorial waters from the sea currents coming from Japan.
Meanwhile, the Vietnamese government has ordered relevant agencies to check seafood imported from Japan in case it is contaminated with radiation.
Should any radiation is found in imported seafood, responsible agencies must notify the public and issue necessary warnings, the government said.
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