Uncle rumors about radiation levels in Vietnam

A series of messages or e-mails spread in Vietnam with misleading content about radiation levels are making people worry. Strong nuclear experts reject this rumor.

Yesterday many people received messages via the YM system or an email of someone claiming to be the grandson of Professor Pham Duy Hien, Deputy Director of the Institute of Nuclear Energy Research .

The contents of the letter include: "Radioactive clouds from Japan have entered Vietnam with a very high level of infection, close to the level of affecting people, the Government has not announced immediately because of fear that people are confused and the Institute needs to proceed further some tests " .

In addition, the person who is said to be "Professor Hien" also advises some preventive methods such as avoiding the house, taking a hot bath with salt, sending a warning to family and relatives.

Image simulates the movement of radioactive clouds at 5pm on 5 April.Photo: Ministry of Science and Technology.

Professor Pham Duy Hien strongly denied the above information and said that there was someone impersonating him. " On the Internet, there is a lot of information about radioactive clouds coming to Vietnam. In fact, radiation to Vietnam is also diluted, not disturbing to health, people should not worry, " Professor Hien said. strong.

Dr. Vuong Huu Tan, Director of the Vietnam Atomic Energy Commission, affirmed that the above messages were unfounded, causing confusion.

"According to the measurement of the monitoring stations across the country, the radioactive content detected is tens of thousands times smaller than the permissible standards and does not affect human health," Dr. Tan emphasized.

Report of the incident information processing working group Fukushima 1 Nuclear Power Plant (Japan) of the Ministry of Science and Technology said from the evening of April 4, the monitoring stations in Vietnam have discovered more types The third radioactive isotope is Cs-134 with very small content, thousands of times lower than the standard.

Also according to the ministry's report, radioactive clouds have spread widely in the atmosphere and traveled one round of Earth. In the coming days, in Southeast Asia, radioactive nuclei can still be recorded in the air with very low concentrations, not affecting human health.