Traces of radioactive iodine, cesium detected in S. Korea
Trace amounts of radioactive iodine and cesium believed to have come from Japan's quake-stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant have been detected in South Korea, the Education, Science and Technology Ministry said Tuesday.
The radiation level poses no risk to public safety and the environment, the ministry said.
Radioactive iodine has been detected in 12 radiation stations nationwide, including Seoul, while cesium was found only in Chuncheon, 85 kilometers west of Seoul, Yonhap News Agency reported Tuesday, citing the Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety.
''Most of the readings taken from captured nuclides were so minute they were barely detectable by existing instruments, and it took 24 hours to get precise readings,'' president of the nuclear safety agency Yun Choul Ho was quoted as saying.
South Korea's Nuclear Safety Information Center said Monday that trace amounts of radioactive xenon-133 had been detected at a detection station in Gangwon Province in the northeastern part of the country.
==Kyodo
No comments:
Post a Comment