| Traces of radioisotopes have been detected on people arriving from Japan, Greek Atomic Energy Commission (EEAE) announced on Tuesday. The radiological checks conducted on individuals who arrived in Greece from Japan have detected traces of radioisotopes, “minute quantities”, on their personal items, the EEAE said in a statement. A total of 47 people have been checked so far. Additional checks were conducted in five cases and the findings were not alarming to call for further action. The statement did not reveal the nationalities of the tested arrivals. However some Greek media reported that the majority of them were Greeks Radiological checks can be conducted at Athens’ Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport, Thessaloniki’s Macedonia International Airport and at the EEAE facilities. Similar measures have been taken in other European countries as well such as, Spain, Germany, Italy and others. Voluntary radiological checks are being conducted mainly on individuals coming from the evacuated region near the Fukushima nuclear plant.Furthermore, the Atomic Energy Commission advised ship to move 80 km away from Fukushima Daichi reactors are as radiation has been leaked into the sea. | |
