PNRI traces ‘tiny amounts’ of radiation from Japan in PHL

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PNRI traces ‘tiny amounts’ of radiation from Japan in PHL
03/29/2011 | 02:46 PM

“Tiny amounts" of radioactive materials from the quake-damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan have already reached the Philippines, according to the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI).

The PNRI, according to information bulletins posted on its website, has traced “normal" levels of radiation from Japan in the country since last Thursday, ranging from 93 to 123 nanosieverts per hour.

The PNRI, however, emphasized that the radiation “poses no human health hazards." [See more information on radiation here.]

A GMA News report on Tuesday said the radioactive materials from Japan reached the country due to a “change in wind direction."

The PNRI is set to release an update on the radiation levels in the country Tuesday afternoon.

A magnitude-8.9 earthquake, followed by a devastating tsunami, hit Japan earlier this month, killing thousands and damaging the nuclear power facility in Fukushima Prefecture. This posed a radiation threat to the country and nearby areas.

The Japanese government admitted on Monday the presence of high levels of radiation in water flooding the basement of the damaged nuclear reactor, which might seep into the soil or out to the sea. - Andreo C. Calonzo/KBK, GMA News

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I hope this radiation level that have reached Philippines would remain at "normal" level...