No Radiation Contamination, Chemical Leak From Flooded Installations: Thailand

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No radiation contamination, chemical leak from flooded installations

BANGKOK, Nov 3 - The Thai government confirmed on Wednesday that there was neither radiation contamination nor chemical leaks at flood-ravaged premises and industrial estates.

Office of Atoms for Peace Secretary General Chaiwat Torsakulkaew and Thailand Institute of Nuclear Technology (TINT) Deputy Director Sirinat Lauharojanaphan jointly told a news conference at the government’s Flood Relief Operations Centre (FROC) that although floodwater has reached the Institute on Vibhavadi Rangsit Road, TINT has so far been spared flooding.

Test results showed no radiation contamination, the officials said.

Mr Chaiwat said the Institute, which operates a small nuclear reactor for research, has been well-protected.

Located on the third floor of the Institute, 8.70 metres above the ground, the nuclear reactor is surrounded by a one-metre thick concrete wall in a 240 cubic metre pool which could resist water pressure as great as one to two tonnes, Ms Sirinat said.

Additionally, the nuclear reactor has already been shut down, she said, so the public should be assured that there will be no danger of radiation contamination.

Meanwhile, the government’s Chemical Control Department tested water quality at the flooded industrial estates and parks in Ayutthaya and Pathum Thani and found no chemical contamination. Water quality remains intact, according to the department’s deputy director-general Worasart Apaipong.

Seven industrial estates and parks are now under water. Five are in Ayutthaya – the Ban Wa Hi-Tech, Saha Rattana Nakhon, Bang Pa-in, Rojana and Factoryland estates – while the other two – Nava Nakorn and Bangkadi – are in Pathum Thani province, north of Bangkok.

Mr Worasart said that the department staff found no chemical contamination in water around the industrial estates and parks except at Ban Wa Hi-Tech where an explosion occurred at a plastic factory.

He said that an oil slick was found and while chemical tanks were scattered around the factory site, tests showed that volatile organic compounds (VOCs) were only slightly higher than standard and had no effect on human health.

He said the test results came from 44 teams of technical specialists who examined and tested the water quality at 149 flooded locations.

According to the survey, he said, 46 per cent of the samples were found to have very poor quality while 25 per cent were of poor quality.

Fair quality was found in 13 per cent of the locations surveyed, but only 16 per cent were found to be of good quality, he said. (MCOT online news)

-- TNA 2011-11-03

[FOODLOVER]

The problem now is can any one believe anything that any of the so called experts say? Today safe, tomorrow frogs take over the world!

[travelmann]

but would that be "lkiller" frogs??

[tangcoral]

Hmm should I believe or not believe this report.

[julemanden]

but would that be "lkiller" frogs??

"Up to you"

[carbine1125]

but would that be "lkiller" frogs??

"Up to you"

Frogs maybe but not much chance of FROC taking it over!

[easyozzi]

The heading was NUCLEAR Thailand ............ was it a typo and should read UNCLEAR ???

[FangFerang]

Killer zombie frogs from Andromeda...

The problem now is can any one believe anything that any of the so called experts say? Today safe, tomorrow frogs take over the world!

[KKK]

Safety has never been a big issue in Thailand....And they expect me to belive this article.....

[sirchai]

The problem now is can any one believe anything that any of the so called experts say? Today safe, tomorrow frogs take over the world!

Test results showed no radiation contamination, the officials said.

Why do you worry FOODLOVER? The officials always know more......

[oldgeezer]

My experience has been to watch carefully what is being denied before it has been alleged.

[Payboy]

could resist water pressure as great as one to two tonnes

You'd think that for a nuclear facility, they would have a more accurate estimate.

Tell us Khun Sirinat is it 1 tonne or 2 tonnes?

[Shurup]

Is it a time to buy a geiger counter?

Somehow I dont' believe a word that coming out of gov't big yap!

[worldquester]

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could resist water pressure as great as one to two tonnes

You'd think that for a nuclear facility, they would have a more accurate estimate.

Tell us Khun Sirinat is it 1 tonne or 2 tonnes?

"Same, same!"

[Marvo]

"tests showed that volatile organic compounds (VOCs) were only slightly higher than standard and had no effect on human health."

"According to the survey, he said, 46 per cent of the samples were found to have very poor quality"

So what he's saying is that although with nearly 50% of flood water around industrial estates being "very poor quality" it is having "no effect on human health"

This guy is a pratt of the largest order :jerk:

[geriatrickid]

I suggest some of the people running about in panic ask themselves 2 question; How is medical and industrial waste, particularly the byproducts of nuclear medicine and radioactive industrial material disposed of in Thailand? I suggest, you have more to worry about from the latter than you do from a research facility.

[Thaddeus]

Killer zombie frogs from Andromeda...

The problem now is can any one believe anything that any of the so called experts say? Today safe, tomorrow frogs take over the world!

Radioactive killer zombie frogs from Andromeda on jet-ski's.

[FOODLOVER]

I suggest some of the people running about in panic ask themselves 2 question; How is medical and industrial waste, particularly the byproducts of nuclear medicine and radioactive industrial material disposed of in Thailand? I suggest, you have more to worry about from the latter than you do from a research facility.

Does radiation affect ones ability to count?

[newermonkey]

I wonder why they need a nuclear reactor, is it for cooking mama noodles for the "scientists"?

[Wuffy]

WHo the heck started the dam_n panic about that test reactor. the bloody thing is installed on higher floors, it was a test reactor and it's been shut down for months because they couldn't source fuel for it.

Who's bright Idea was it to write an article about it? Because now instead of usefull news we have to deal with an update everyday that "No it still has not leaked."

Now I'm more worried about the potential chemicals that have run from flooded factories.

[newermonkey]

Darn it.. now be on the look out for 3 headed crocks and 50 Meter long killer Anacondas.

Edited November 3, 2011 by newermonkey

[FOODLOVER]

The problem now is can any one believe anything that any of the so called experts say? Today safe, tomorrow frogs take over the world!

Test results showed no radiation contamination, the officials said.

Why do you worry FOODLOVER? The officials always know more......

Later in the day the experts conceded that " Hulk need more tests, grrrrrrrr"!

[bushwacker]

I can see the thinking process now..... <Before we build a nuclear reactor, we must first determine the most unsafe area. Where do we have sever floods every year? Ok, that is a great place lets build it. :jap:

[Guest]

I wonder why they need a nuclear reactor, is it for cooking mama noodles for the "scientists"?

I would think that this is an medical reactor, which creates short lasting isotopes. These isotopes are used for diagnosis of internal tissues as well as treatment of some diseases.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_medicine

http://www.world-nuclear.org/info/inf55.html

• Nuclear medicine uses radiation to provide diagnostic information about the functioning of a person's specific organs, or to treat them. Diagnostic procedures are now routine.
• Radiotherapy can be used to treat some medical conditions, especially cancer, using radiation to weaken or destroy particular targeted cells.
• Tens of millions of nuclear medicine procedures are performed each year, and demand for radioisotopes is increasing rapidly.

Or it could be an study reactor, which is not uncommon and at least some places in the world run by universities.

[newermonkey]

I wonder why they need a nuclear reactor, is it for cooking mama noodles for the "scientists"?

I would think that this is an medical reactor, which creates short lasting isotopes. These isotopes are used for diagnosis of internal tissues as well as treatment of some diseases.

http://en.wikipedia....uclear_medicine

http://www.world-nuc...info/inf55.html

• Nuclear medicine uses radiation to provide diagnostic information about the functioning of a person's specific organs, or to treat them. Diagnostic procedures are now routine.
• Radiotherapy can be used to treat some medical conditions, especially cancer, using radiation to weaken or destroy particular targeted cells.
• Tens of millions of nuclear medicine procedures are performed each year, and demand for radioisotopes is increasing rapidly.

Or it could be an study reactor, which is not uncommon and at least some places in the world run by universities.

Thanks for the very interesting facts, ... so its not for the noodles then?

[DGS1244]

" No Chemical Leakage" Who is kidding who. Chemical storage drums are seen frequently in video reports floating away from factories, you telling me none are leaking. I doubt even if the empty ones have been purged so who's to say what is in the water.

[goldankauf]

people...........calm a bit, medical reactors are closed systems, i know japan aint a long time ago but please ........ newspapers make money with headlines like this (especialy the nation) so, calm calm calm.

in every hospital you have radioactive mashines for xray and treatments of small tumors, they are all secure and save even they lay a year under water

[noitom]

No need to worry about radiation contamination - "Thai officials" say so it must be so. Even though waist deep water on Viphavadi Rangsit road has "reached" the nuclear reactor facility, there is no chance of exposure, Mr. Worapat said. He must know - He is a Thai official. So why am I worried? I should listen more to these in the know Thai officials and stop sweating it out.

[scotto]

Nobody can see where this is going?

they are looking at how much water they need to cool the reactors when they build there new nuclear power plant

Woops i think we might have a little too much now?

[elcent]

it's not about the test reactors here in Thailand. What worries me is how much came with the rain from Fukushima.

When there're record readings all over the world then Thailand too must have gotten a dose.