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No increase in radioactivity recorded in Serbia
Belgrade,
16 March 2011
Director of the Serbian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency Mirjana Radenkovic said today that all measurements in Serbia made so far are in the normal range and there is no increase in radioactivity.
Mirjana Radenkovic, left, and Istvan Bikit
Radenkovic told a press conference, held on the occasion of accidents in nuclear power plants in Japan, that relevant institutions in Serbia are on standby and ready to react in case of increased radioactivity.
She said that the Agency representatives met with the interior ministry’s Centre for Emergency Situations yesterday, adding that the measures that will be undertaken will depend on the amount and type of radioactivity.
Data on radioactivity in Serbia is updated every half an hour on the web site of the Serbian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency.
Dean of the Faculty of Physics at the Novi Sad University Istvan Bikit explained that normal values of radiation in Serbia are 100 nanosieverts, with variations up to 50% in some parts of its territory.
Bikit voiced his concern in case these normal values should double. If a large-scale catastrophe occurs in Japan and huge amounts of radiation are emitted into the atmosphere, only a small amount of radioactive energy will reach Serbia as the radioactive cloud will mostly be dispersed along the way, he observed.
Preventive measures may include avoidance of certain foods in order to minimise the risk of exposure to radioactive matter, Bikit said.
She said that the Agency representatives met with the interior ministry’s Centre for Emergency Situations yesterday, adding that the measures that will be undertaken will depend on the amount and type of radioactivity.
Data on radioactivity in Serbia is updated every half an hour on the web site of the Serbian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency.
Dean of the Faculty of Physics at the Novi Sad University Istvan Bikit explained that normal values of radiation in Serbia are 100 nanosieverts, with variations up to 50% in some parts of its territory.
Bikit voiced his concern in case these normal values should double. If a large-scale catastrophe occurs in Japan and huge amounts of radiation are emitted into the atmosphere, only a small amount of radioactive energy will reach Serbia as the radioactive cloud will mostly be dispersed along the way, he observed.
Preventive measures may include avoidance of certain foods in order to minimise the risk of exposure to radioactive matter, Bikit said.
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