From March to June 2011, the global radionuclide network of the CTBTO, detected radionuclides emitted from the Fukushima nuclear power plant for a period of more than 6 weeks at all of the monitoring stations in the northern hemisphere. Very high concentrations were observed which in some cases even exceeded the functional capabilities of the […]
Radioactive isotopes from Fukushima Daiichi were detected in Ireland only days after the March 11th disaster. By April, radioactive isotopes were detected on the offline systems at Cahirciveen, Kerry; Clonskeagh and Glasnevin in Dublin; and Cork, Knock and Shannon Airports. Dr Ciara McMahon, the Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland’s director of environmental surveillance and assessment […]
Radioacitve iodine has been detected by Japanese scientists in the thyroid glands of 80 percent of the people who used to live near the Fukushima nuclear plant. 50 of 65 residents tested were found with iodine in their thyroid glands, but 5 had dosages of more than 50 millisieverts. The team calculated the amount of […]