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Fri, 04/22/2011 - 09:44
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Radiation remains within natural levels in FE Russia
KHABAROVSK, April 22 (Itar-Tass) -- No radiation exceeding the natural
background level is recorded in any region of Russia's Far East Federal
District. The level of gamma radiation ranges between 11 and 19
micro-roentgens an hour, with the norm of 30 micro-roentgens, the
Emergencies Ministry's Far Eastern regional centre reported to Itar-Tass.
After the Japanese nuclear power plant accident, round-the-clock
ground surface radiation monitoring is conducted jointly by specialists of
the regional meteorological service, laboratories of the federal public
health control service Rospotrebnadzor, the Emergencies Ministry's
radiation and chemical control posts as well as military units.
On the territory of the Far Eastern region, control measurements of
radiation are taken at 630 fixed and mobile stations. To assess the
situation in the air, samples are taken from helicopters and planes at
various altitudes. In the sea waters, measurements are made by research
vessels.
The Emergencies Ministry's regional department and the
hydro-meteorological service constantly inform the population about the
situation and the analysis results. There is no threat to health of
residents in the Far East, experts assure.
An expedition of the Russian Geographic Society on Friday set out
aboard the Pavel Gordiyenko vessel from Vladivostok to study the radiation
environmental situation off the coasts of Russia's Far East.
The trip will last 24 days, during which the expedition will travel
from Vladivostok to the strait between the Japanese islands of Honshu and
Hokkaido and then along the Kuril Islands to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.
On the entire way, the specialists will measure radiation and gather
meteorological information.
During the second stage, scheduled for August, the researchers will
study the state of environment systems and separate species inhabiting the
Far Eastern seas.
The research ship Pavel Gordiyenko is equipped with a complete set of
scientific instruments to study climate processes, ocean currents and the
composition of the air and water and bottom sediments. The vessel carried
out more than 50 expedition trips to study various problems of the ocean.
background level is recorded in any region of Russia's Far East Federal
District. The level of gamma radiation ranges between 11 and 19
micro-roentgens an hour, with the norm of 30 micro-roentgens, the
Emergencies Ministry's Far Eastern regional centre reported to Itar-Tass.
After the Japanese nuclear power plant accident, round-the-clock
ground surface radiation monitoring is conducted jointly by specialists of
the regional meteorological service, laboratories of the federal public
health control service Rospotrebnadzor, the Emergencies Ministry's
radiation and chemical control posts as well as military units.
On the territory of the Far Eastern region, control measurements of
radiation are taken at 630 fixed and mobile stations. To assess the
situation in the air, samples are taken from helicopters and planes at
various altitudes. In the sea waters, measurements are made by research
vessels.
The Emergencies Ministry's regional department and the
hydro-meteorological service constantly inform the population about the
situation and the analysis results. There is no threat to health of
residents in the Far East, experts assure.
An expedition of the Russian Geographic Society on Friday set out
aboard the Pavel Gordiyenko vessel from Vladivostok to study the radiation
environmental situation off the coasts of Russia's Far East.
The trip will last 24 days, during which the expedition will travel
from Vladivostok to the strait between the Japanese islands of Honshu and
Hokkaido and then along the Kuril Islands to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.
On the entire way, the specialists will measure radiation and gather
meteorological information.
During the second stage, scheduled for August, the researchers will
study the state of environment systems and separate species inhabiting the
Far Eastern seas.
The research ship Pavel Gordiyenko is equipped with a complete set of
scientific instruments to study climate processes, ocean currents and the
composition of the air and water and bottom sediments. The vessel carried
out more than 50 expedition trips to study various problems of the ocean.
