"Accident at "Fukushima-1" not to affect radiation background in Azerbaijan"

An accident which occurred at the Japanese nuclear power plant, Fukushima-1, will not impact the radiation levels in our country, Azerbaijani Ecology and Natural Resources Minister Huseynguly Bagirov said.

"The radiation level in Azerbaijan is measured not only by the local apparatus, but also by the six stations established by the IAEA, which are on the minister’s balance. The accident in Japan will not impact the radiation levels in Azerbaijan," Bagirov told journalists.

He said the radiation level in Azerbaijan varies from 10 to 26 units, and the actual figures vary within these figures.

A 9.0 magnitude earthquake jolted Japan in March and caused a tsunami with a height of 10 meters. According to the latest official data, the disaster killed more than 11,000 people and about 18,000 people went missing.

Following the earthquake, a series of accidents was recorded at the Fukushima-1. A radiation leak was detected as a result, which forced authorities to evacuate people who were within an 80 kilometer radius of the station.


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