In a press conference, PNRI Deputy Director Corazon Bernido said the decision of Japan authorities to upgrade the International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale (INES) of the crippled plant to level 7 from 5 does not mean there is a “development” there that shows an increased radiation activity.
Asked if the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) wrongly decided to repatriate Filipinos near the plant, Bernido merely said: “I don’t want PNRI and DFA to fight. I’d rather not comment. We’re both in the government.”
Asked if there is a reason to repatriate Filipinos, she noted: “You judge for yourselves, but that’s the decision of the DFA…Probably, they have different channels, they got information directly from the Japanese government.”
After the Japanese government announced the crisis level there, the DFA announced that it will mandatorily repatriate Filipinos within the 50-kilometer radius. A voluntary repatriation is also implemented for those in the 50- to 100-kilometer radius.
If a mandatory repatriation is called, the Philippine government will have to shoulder the costs.
Not ‘alert’
Bernido explained the INES should not be misconstrued as an “alert level.” The operators of the nuclear power plant merely assessed the plume that was released into the air and water since day 1, or when the March 11 earthquake struck.
The officials are now able to calibrate the real altitude of the supposed plume, she said.
“It does not mean that there was radiation again released,” she added. In fact, “the levels of radiation has not changed for the worst…it is, in fact, slowly getting better.”
If such is the case, she said “the impact on the Philippines remains insignificant as it had been since the beginning.”
Philippines sources information from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Both Japan and the Philippines are signatories of the IAEA.
Nonetheless, the PNRI will help Filipinos who would want to have themselves examined upon arrival from Japan.
PNRI emergency response manager Teofilo Leonin said there is no need for a mandatory radiation screening in airports. “Even in the airport in Tokyo, there is no such requirement,” he said.
A change of clothes and use of soap is only needed to erase traces, if there is any, of radiation, he added.
Fukushima versus Chernobyl
The Fukushima incident and the Chernobyl accident are both in the INES level 7, which means that the amount of radioactive elements released have widespread effects such as in the air, tap water, ocean and vegetables.
Bernido explained “the amount of radiation released since March 11 is only 10% of the [radiation] spewed into the air by Chernobyl.”
Fukushima merely reported an INES 7 because radiation released was between 370,000 to 630,000 thera-becquerel, “which is high but still far below that of the 5.2 million from Chernobyl.”
Becquerel is the rate of radioactive decay.
She also explained the reactors of Chernobyl caught fire, thus the massive plume with a wide impact.
Fukushima, on the other hand, has containment buildings. “The reactors were shut down,” she added.The radiation level in the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant is nowhere near the impact of the 1986 Chernobyl incident, the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute said on Wednesday.
In a press conference, PNRI Deputy Director Corazon Bernido said the decision of Japan authorities to upgrade the International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale (INES) of the crippled plant to level 7 from 5 does not mean there is a “development” there that shows an increased radiation activity.
Asked if the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) wrongly decided to repatriate Filipinos near the plant, Bernido merely said: “I don’t want PNRI and DFA to fight. I’d rather not comment. We’re both in the government.”
Asked if there is a reason to repatriate Filipinos, she noted: “You judge for yourselves, but that’s the decision of the DFA…Probably, they have different channels, they got information directly from the Japanese government.”
After the Japanese government announced the crisis level there, the DFA announced that it will mandatorily repatriate Filipinos within the 50-kilometer radius. A voluntary repatriation is also implemented for those in the 50- to 100-kilometer radius.
If a mandatory repatriation is called, the Philippine government will have to shoulder the costs.
Not ‘alert’
Bernido explained the INES should not be misconstrued as an “alert level.” The operators of the nuclear power plant merely assessed the plume that was released into the air and water since day 1, or when the March 11 earthquake struck.
The officials are now able to calibrate the real altitude of the supposed plume, she said.
“It does not mean that there was radiation again released,” she added. In fact, “the levels of radiation has not changed for the worst…it is, in fact, slowly getting better.”
If such is the case, she said “the impact on the Philippines remains insignificant as it had been since the beginning.”
Philippines sources information from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Both Japan and the Philippines are signatories of the IAEA.
Nonetheless, the PNRI will help Filipinos who would want to have themselves examined upon arrival from Japan.
PNRI emergency response manager Teofilo Leonin said there is no need for a mandatory radiation screening in airports. “Even in the airport in Tokyo, there is no such requirement,” he said.
A change of clothes and use of soap is only needed to erase traces, if there is any, of radiation, he added.
Fukushima versus Chernobyl
The Fukushima incident and the Chernobyl accident are both in the INES level 7, which means that the amount of radioactive elements released have widespread effects such as in the air, tap water, ocean and vegetables.
Bernido explained “the amount of radiation released since March 11 is only 10% of the [radiation] spewed into the air by Chernobyl.”
Fukushima merely reported an INES 7 because radiation released was between 370,000 to 630,000 thera-becquerel, “which is high but still far below that of the 5.2 million from Chernobyl.”
Becquerel is the rate of radioactive decay.
She also explained the reactors of Chernobyl caught fire, thus the massive plume with a wide impact.
Fukushima, on the other hand, has containment buildings. “The reactors were shut down,” she added.
The status in Fukushima will only get worse if the workers there refrain from cooling down the reactor units.
The status in Fukushima will only get worse if the workers there refrain from cooling down the reactor units.
the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute said on Wednesday.In a press conference, PNRI Deputy Director Corazon Bernido said the decision of Japan authorities to upgrade the International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale (INES) of the crippled plant to level 7 from 5 does not mean there is a “development” there that shows an increased radiation activity.
Asked if the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) wrongly decided to repatriate Filipinos near the plant, Bernido merely said: “I don’t want PNRI and DFA to fight. I’d rather not comment. We’re both in the government.”
Asked if there is a reason to repatriate Filipinos, she noted: “You judge for yourselves, but that’s the decision of the The radiation level in the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant is nowhere near the impact of the 1986 Chernobyl incident, the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute said on Wednesday.
In a press conference, PNRI Deputy Director Corazon Bernido said the decision of Japan authorities to upgrade the International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale (INES) of the crippled plant to level 7 from 5 does not mean there is a “development” there that shows an increased radiation activity.
Asked if the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) wrongly decided to repatriate Filipinos near the plant, Bernido merely said: “I don’t want PNRI and DFA to fight. I’d rather not comment. We’re both in the government.”
Asked if there is a reason to repatriate Filipinos, she noted: “You judge for yourselves, but that’s the decision of the DFA…Probably, they have different channels, they got information directly from the Japanese government.”
After the Japanese government announced the crisis level there, the DFA announced that it will mandatorily repatriate Filipinos within the 50-kilometer radius. A voluntary repatriation is also implemented for those in the 50- to 100-kilometer radius.
If a mandatory repatriation is called, the Philippine government will have to shoulder the costs.
Not ‘alert’
Bernido explained the INES should not be misconstrued as an “alert level.” The operators of the nuclear power plant merely assessed the plume that was released into the air and water since day 1, or when the March 11 earthquake struck.
The officials are now able to calibrate the real altitude of the supposed plume, she said.
“It does not mean that there was radiation again released,” she added. In fact, “the levels of radiation has not changed for the worst…it is, in fact, slowly getting better.”
If such is the case, she said “the impact on the Philippines remains insignificant as it had been since the beginning.”
Philippines sources information from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Both Japan and the Philippines are signatories of the IAEA.
Nonetheless, the PNRI will help Filipinos who would want to have themselves examined upon arrival from Japan.
PNRI emergency response manager Teofilo Leonin said there is no need for a mandatory radiation screening in airports. “Even in the airport in Tokyo, there is no such requirement,” he said.
A change of clothes and use of soap is only needed to erase traces, if there is any, of radiation, he added.
Fukushima versus Chernobyl
The Fukushima incident and the Chernobyl accident are both in the INES level 7, which means that the amount of radioactive elements released have widespread effects such as in the air, tap water, ocean and vegetables.
Bernido explained “the amount of radiation released since March 11 is only 10% of the [radiation] spewed into the air by Chernobyl.”
Fukushima merely reported an INES 7 because radiation released was between 370,000 to 630,000 thera-becquerel, “which is high but still far below that of the 5.2 million from Chernobyl.”
Becquerel is the rate of radioactive decay.
She also explained the reactors of Chernobyl caught fire, thus the massive plume with a wide impact.
Fukushima, on the other hand, has containment buildings. “The reactors were shut down,” she added.
The status in Fukushima will only get worse if the workers there refrain from cooling down the reactor units.
DFA…Probably, they have different channels, they got information directly from the Japanese government.”
After the Japanese government announced the crisis level there, the DFA announced that it will mandatorily repatriate Filipinos within the 50-kilometer radius. A voluntary repatriation is also implemented for those in the 50- to 100-kilometer radius.
If a mandatory repatriation is called, the Philippine government will have to shoulder the costs.
Not ‘alert’
Bernido explained the INES should not be misconstrued as an “alert level.” The operators of the nuclear power plant merely assessed the plume that was released into the air and water since day 1, or when the March 11 earthquake struck.
The officials are now able to calibrate the real altitude of the supposed plume, she said.
“It does not mean that there was radiation again released,” she added. In fact, “the levels of radiation has not changed for the worst…it is, in fact, slowly getting better.”
If such is the case, she said “the impact on the Philippines remains insignificant as it had been since the beginning.”
Philippines sources information from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Both Japan and the Philippines are signatories of the IAEA.
Nonetheless, the PNRI will help Filipinos who would want to have themselves examined upon arrival from Japan.
PNRI emergency response manager Teofilo Leonin said there is no need for a mandatory radiation screening in airports. “Even in the airport in Tokyo, there is no such requirement,” he said.
A change of clothes and use of soap is only needed to erase traces, if there is any, of radiation, he added.
Fukushima versus Chernobyl
The Fukushima incident and the Chernobyl accident are both in the INES level 7, which means that the amount of radioactive elements released have widespread effects such as in the air, tap water, ocean and vegetables.
Bernido explained “the amount of radiation released since March 11 is only 10% of the [radiation] spewed into the air by Chernobyl.”
Fukushima merely reported an INES 7 because radiation released was between 370,000 to 630,000 thera-becquerel, “which is high but still far below that of the 5.2 million from Chernobyl.”
Becquerel is the rate of radioactive decay.
She also explained the reactors of Chernobyl caught fire, thus the massive plume with a wide impact.
Fukushima, on the other hand, has containment buildings. “The reactors were shut down,” she added.
The status in Fukushima will only get worse if the workers there refrain from cooling down the reactor units.
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