Japan Nuclear Radiation hits Philippines
small amounts of nuclear radiation that comes from nuclear power plants Fukushima,Japan, the damaged has been detected in the Philippines. Demkian Philippine government said on Tuesday (29/03/2011). However, the Government of the Philippinesstressed, traces of radiation are not dangerous to humans.
"We detected isotopes, but we would like to ask people not to panic," said TinaCerbolis, a spokesman for the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute, told AFP. "This isa very small amount in the air," he added.
Tuesday, the agency issued a warning that says that the radiation came fromFukushima nuclear power plant in Japan that has leaked from the damaged by theearthquake and tsunami on 11 March. "environmental radiation monitoring was conducted throughout the world, including (in) the Philippines has detected very small amounts of radioactive isotopes that appear to come from the Fukushima nuclear power plant, but does not cause harm to human health," said the warning.
China and South Korea that is located closer to Japan, Tuesday, also reported a smallamount of radioactive iodine-131 were detected in their area. The two countries alsoexpressed the level of the content of substances that are harmless to humans.Philippines nearest coastline with Fukushima nuclear power plant is about 2,500kilometers southwest of the country and with the Philippine capital, Manila, about 500kilometers
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