The Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI) reported on Monday that radioactive
particles from the earthquake-damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan
have reached the country but the amount is not harmful to humans.
“Environmental radiation monitoring all over the world, including the Philippines, has detected
very tiny amounts of radioactive isotopes which appeared to be coming from the Fukushima
nuclear power plant and which pose no human health hazards,” the PNRI said in a bulletin.
It said latest radiation level check at PNRI grounds in Quezon City as of 9 a.m. Monday
remained “normal” at 93 to 115 nanosieverts per hour (nSv).
The PNRI said it continues to monitor the situation at the nuclear power plant.
“The condition in the (Japanese) plant remains very serious but is not worsening,” the agency
said.
It said high level of radiation remains inside the nuclear power plant but poses danger only to
the emergency workers.
Very small amounts of radiation from the nuclear plant have also reached the US West Coast
but federal and state officials said they posed no health risks.
