Radiation levels, which have been monitored by the NEA since Monday, have not shown any abnormal changes. The water supplies also do not indicate any signs of contamination, PUB said.
Environment and Water Resources Minister Yaacob Ibrahim said: "Looking ahead, in the worst-case scenario, if there is a radioactive plume resulting from an explosion at the incident site, the risk of it arriving in Singapore is indeed very low because we are about 5,000 kilometres away."
He added: "Even if we assume that there are prevailing winds transporting the plume towards Singapore, by the time the plume has travelled that distance, the concentration would have been reduced significantly, back to ... the normal background levels. So there is minimal risk of Singapore being affected by any radiological plume."
Latest updates on the Japan situation can be found on the website of the NEA (http://app2.nea.gov.sg/index.aspx), which is closely tracking the impact. NEA is also conducting daily studies to determine likely wind directions.
ORIGINAL SOURCE
No comments:
Post a Comment