S'pore not affected by Japan nuclear emergency rating change

Clivebenss SG

By Mustafa Shafawi | Posted: 13 April 2011 1128 hrs

SINGAPORE: The government said that Singapore is not directly impacted by the change in emergency rating by Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA).

The agency raised its provisional rating of the situation at the Fukushima Nuclear Plant from 5 on the International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale (INES) to 7 on Wednesday morning.

The Singapore government said it will continue with its surveillance and measures to safeguard the public against radioactive contamination. And it will continue to stand ready to step up measures if necessary.

Singapore is located more than 5,000 kilometres away from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.

The statement added that even in the unlikely event that any radioactive plume reaches Singapore, the impact is expected to be inconsequential as the concentration of radioactive substances would be diluted to insignificant levels over the long distance.

According to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the Japan authorities' decision to raise the INES rating is a re-evaluation of an earlier assessment of the accident.

This re-evaluation resulted from an estimate of the total amount of radioactivity released to the environment from the Fukushima Nuclear Plant.

The re-evaluation of the INES rating does not indicate that the situation has worsened. In fact, radiation levels in various prefectures, as reported by the Japanese authorities and the IAEA, did not show any significant changes over the past few days.

-CNA

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I think the Singapore (PAP) gov is stupid to give such false assurances, because sea water flows everywhere in the Pacific Ocean, it's not restricted to any locality.

^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~ SG

I think the Singapore (PAP) gov is stupid to give such false assurances, because sea water flows everywhere in the Pacific Ocean, it's not restricted to any locality.

Well, but logically if we kenna, taiwan would have died off first...

China would most likely survive since their body has became hardened after eating fake food, contaminated milk and other junks

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Well, but logically if we kenna, taiwan would have died off first...

China would most likely survive since their body has became hardened after eating fake food, contaminated milk and other junks

Sea water contaminated means lots of seafood affected.

Some of the radioactive elements have halflives of over 100 years.

^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~ SG

Sea water contaminated means lots of seafood affected.

Some of the radioactive elements have halflives of over 100 years.

I'm waiting for ppl to stomp the first person shooting web out of hands or climbing UOB building glasses without any tools

Clivebenss SG

cancerous spiders.

xXNoobiesXx SG

Hi, I was wondering if I was to buy some gifts online and imported from Japan around this period is the gift going to be radioactive. I just curios as the gifts were meant for small kids since they like those cute toys from Japan so much. Will the authorities in Singapore check before they enter Singapore.

Thank You :)

Clivebenss SG

ask NEA.

Mr Milo SG

i dun think not affected lor

some of the parts the company i work for comes from Japan lor

already some people are questioning the govt's assurance