Radioactive substances from nuclear power plants (NPP) Fukushima No. 1 has reached the United States and Iceland. The same substance is expected to spread throughout the world in the next two to three weeks, said the Preparatory Commission for the Organization of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBTO).
But the amount of radioactivity was too small to affect humans, said the commission, based in Vienna had told the Japanese news agency, Kyodo. The Commission operates a network installation of surveillance in 63 locations across the world, including an installation in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, Japan.
A senior official from the commission's supervision department said the figures are scanned in Takasaki continued to go up and down and the amount of radioactive substances from the Fukushima nuclear power plant, damaged by earthquake and tsunami on 11 March, can not be said to be reduced.
Slightly radioactive substance was detected in the installation of surveillance in western California on March 18, and Iceland on Tuesday. The official said, CTBTO estimate radioactive substance will reach Europe in a few days.
Some diplomatic sources from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said, most Southeast Asian countries concerned about the adverse effects of radioactive substances it. But the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency of Japan said the substance will not affect other countries.
But the amount of radioactivity was too small to affect humans, said the commission, based in Vienna had told the Japanese news agency, Kyodo. The Commission operates a network installation of surveillance in 63 locations across the world, including an installation in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, Japan.
A senior official from the commission's supervision department said the figures are scanned in Takasaki continued to go up and down and the amount of radioactive substances from the Fukushima nuclear power plant, damaged by earthquake and tsunami on 11 March, can not be said to be reduced.
Slightly radioactive substance was detected in the installation of surveillance in western California on March 18, and Iceland on Tuesday. The official said, CTBTO estimate radioactive substance will reach Europe in a few days.
Some diplomatic sources from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said, most Southeast Asian countries concerned about the adverse effects of radioactive substances it. But the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency of Japan said the substance will not affect other countries.
