More packages of frozen shrimp potentially affected by radioactive contamination have been recalled, federal officials said Thursday.
The unification ministry said Tuesday there has been no meaningful change in radioactive levels in the Yellow Sea following a report over North Korea's suspected discharge of wastewater from its uranium refining facility in North Hwanghae Province.
The People Power Party (PPP) criticized the Lee Jae Myung administration on Monday on its silence regarding suspicions that North Korea is discharging radioactive wastewater into rivers from a uranium refining facility.
Japan said Tuesday it plans to use some slightly radioactive soil stored near the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant on flower beds outside Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s office to show it is safe to reuse.
system mandating an accurate reflection of the opinions of accredited scientists will certainly reduce unnecessary disputes and social costs.
During radiation inspections for imported products, 1 bequerel per kilogram of cesium was detected in a candy manufactured in Shizuoka prefecture in Japan, according to the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety.
On Monday, the Korean government, however, said the recent accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant does not imply a compromise in the safety of the filtering system.
Seafood consumption has continued to be stable despite the release of treated Fukushima radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean two weeks ago, according to the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries.
So, what was all the fuss about? Why were our politicians stirring up public fear with the radioactive element of less than 0.1 percent?
Civic groups and politicians in Korea on Thursday expressed fierce opposition to Japan’s decision to begin releasing treated radioactive water from the defunct Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
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