- The DOST-PNRI continues to closely monitor the situation at the Fukushima-Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.
- The condition in the plant remains very serious but not worsening.
- The Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) air monitoring station in the Philippines being serviced by the DOST-PNRI detected the following radioactivities:
|
Radioisotope |
March 23 |
March 24 |
March 25 |
March 26 |
|
Iodine-131 |
33 |
480 |
54 |
20 |
|
Cesium-134 |
4.2 |
92 |
6.3 |
0.7 |
|
Cesium-137 |
5.7 |
120 |
7.7 |
0.7 |
*microbecquerels per cubic meter
- The peak values on March 24 correspond to a dose rate of 0.015 nanosieverts per hour (nSv/hr) which is approximately 1/7000 of the dose rate due to natural radioactivity.
- Latest DOST-PNRI RADIATION LEVEL CHECK at PNRI grounds as of 1:00 PM, March 29, 2011: 94 to 118 nSv/hr (nanosieverts per hour), STATUS: NORMAL
- Based on the PAGASA model, air parcel coming from northern Japan is forecasted to move east towards the Pacific Ocean for the next three days.
- For the latest information, please access the following websites:
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) (http://www.iaea.org)
- Nuclear and Industrial Safety Administration (NISA) of Japan (www.nisa.meti.go.jp/english/index.html)
- World Health Organization (http://www.who.int/hac/crises/jpn/en/index.html)
- For further advisories, please call the PNRI trunklines with Tel Nos. 929-6010 to 19 or visit the following:
- DOST (www.dost.gov.ph)
- PNRI (www.pnri.dost.gov.ph)
- STII (www.stii.dost.gov.ph)
