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Nuclear radiation leak in China kept secret

The report said a large amount of radioactive iodine was released into the air.

It said the plant’s management had kept the incident secret

China nuke leak ‘kept secret’  The Australian From: AFP   June 16, 2010 HONG KONG: A nuclear plant in China’s southern Guangdong province has recorded a small leak, the Hong Kong government said yesterday, after the incident was exposed by a US-based radio station…..…….The incident was revealed after Washington-based Radio Free Asia quoted a “Hong Kong expert source” as saying the plant’s unit experienced an abnormal situation on May 23………..

The report said a large amount of radioactive iodine was released into the air.

It said the plant’s management had kept the incident secret and only later reported it to Beijing………….

The Hong Kong Observatory said its radiation monitoring stations had detected no abnormality since May 23.

Albert Lai, vice-chairman of the Civic Party, a Hong Kong pro-democracy group, urged the government and CLP to explain why the public was not informed until the incident was exposed by the media. “We wonder if the officials and relevant bodies had been notified. We will meet the government today to demand an explanation for the public,” Mr Lai said.

China nuke leak ‘kept secret’ | The Australian

June 16, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | China, secrets,lies and civil liberties | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear wastes, radioactive