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Tue, 04/05/2011 - 06:16
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NO EXCESSIVE EXPOSURE TO RADIOACTIVE PARTICLES IN 90 FLIGHTS FROM JAPAN
KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 (Bernama) -- The screening conducted on passengers and cabin crew of 90 flights from Japan to Malaysia have found no excessive exposure to radioactive particles.
Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Dr Maximus Ongkili said 29 individuals had also come to the Atomic Energy Licensing Board (AELB) and Malaysia Nuclear Agency (MNA) to obtain radioactive exposure monitoring service.
"The analyses done on tap water, sea water and rain water in Kudat, Sabah on March 31 also revealed that there was no Iodin-131 or Cesium-137 radioactive pollution," he said in a statement, here, Monday.
He said the MNA, with the cooperation of the AELB, was also in the midst of taking samples of tap water, rain water, sea water and soil in several areas in the peninsula to monitor radioactivity level.
On rising concern over the safety of imported food from Japan, Ongkili said the Health Ministry had been monitoring the situation following the recent nuclear accident in Fukushima through the computerised Food Safety Information System of Malaysia (FoSIM).
He said so far, 70 food samples from Japan had been analysed and found to have complied with the permissible radioactivity level.
Ongkili said his ministry would continue monitoring the situation in Japan and the impact of the nuclear accident on Malaysia through its agencies as well as through the Malaysian attaches in Vienna and Tokyo.
He said the Environmental Radiology Monitoring System (ERMS) at six
locations nationwide also found the level of radioactivity to be normal.
The minister said the ERMS data had been forwarded by AELB to the
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Incident and Emergency Centre last Friday.
"Apart from Malaysia, 12 other countries are doing so and the data are being analysed by the IAEA in addressing the issue," he said.
Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Dr Maximus Ongkili said 29 individuals had also come to the Atomic Energy Licensing Board (AELB) and Malaysia Nuclear Agency (MNA) to obtain radioactive exposure monitoring service.
"The analyses done on tap water, sea water and rain water in Kudat, Sabah on March 31 also revealed that there was no Iodin-131 or Cesium-137 radioactive pollution," he said in a statement, here, Monday.
He said the MNA, with the cooperation of the AELB, was also in the midst of taking samples of tap water, rain water, sea water and soil in several areas in the peninsula to monitor radioactivity level.
On rising concern over the safety of imported food from Japan, Ongkili said the Health Ministry had been monitoring the situation following the recent nuclear accident in Fukushima through the computerised Food Safety Information System of Malaysia (FoSIM).
He said so far, 70 food samples from Japan had been analysed and found to have complied with the permissible radioactivity level.
Ongkili said his ministry would continue monitoring the situation in Japan and the impact of the nuclear accident on Malaysia through its agencies as well as through the Malaysian attaches in Vienna and Tokyo.
He said the Environmental Radiology Monitoring System (ERMS) at six
locations nationwide also found the level of radioactivity to be normal.
The minister said the ERMS data had been forwarded by AELB to the
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Incident and Emergency Centre last Friday.
"Apart from Malaysia, 12 other countries are doing so and the data are being analysed by the IAEA in addressing the issue," he said.
