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Mon, 06/27/2011 - 05:10
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S. Korea finds no radioactivity in rain
South Korea found no traces of radioactivity in the air and rain, despite a typhoon that moved up from the south across Japan, causing heavy rains here over the weekend, a nuclear safety group said Monday.
According to the Korean Institute of Nuclear Safety (KINS), all air and rainwater samples collected Friday and Saturday showed no traces of radioactive iodine or cesium -- byproducts of a nuclear accident at the Fukushima nuclear power plant caused by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
Levels of background radiation -- radiation constantly present in the natural environment -- also stayed within the normal range over the weekend at all 71 detection centers, where background radiation is automatically measured every five minutes, it said.
South Korea boosted its detection efforts after it first confirmed trace amounts of radioactive particles on March 28. The country had since found traces of radioactive contaminants in the air and rainwater in all of its daily tests until April 28.
The test results are available to the public at various Internet sites, including the KINS' Web site and more popular Internet portals such as Daum and Naver.
According to the Korean Institute of Nuclear Safety (KINS), all air and rainwater samples collected Friday and Saturday showed no traces of radioactive iodine or cesium -- byproducts of a nuclear accident at the Fukushima nuclear power plant caused by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
Levels of background radiation -- radiation constantly present in the natural environment -- also stayed within the normal range over the weekend at all 71 detection centers, where background radiation is automatically measured every five minutes, it said.
South Korea boosted its detection efforts after it first confirmed trace amounts of radioactive particles on March 28. The country had since found traces of radioactive contaminants in the air and rainwater in all of its daily tests until April 28.
The test results are available to the public at various Internet sites, including the KINS' Web site and more popular Internet portals such as Daum and Naver.
