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Radiation detected after North Korea nuclear fusion test

South Korea Detects Radiation After Nuclear Fusion Test In North Korea

Windsor Genova – AHN News News Writer, 20 June 2010,Seoul, South Korea (AHN) – A radiation detection station of South Korea measured increased levels of radioactive xenon in the air two days after North Korea announced a nuclear fusion test on May 12.

The Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety in Geojin, Gangwon Province, said xenon level in the air was eight times higher than normal after the nuclear test.

Xenon, a gaseous radioactive matter, is a by-product of nuclear fusion. A South Korean expert suspects that the nuclear fusion text involved a hydrogen bomb.

“Xenon can be detected as a result of a nuclear test as well as of the operation of a power plant,” an official said. However, Seoul is skeptical about the North’s claim noting that an expensive test reactor is needed for nuclear fusion.

South Korea Detects Radiation After Nuclear Fusion Test In North Korea | AHN

June 22, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | environment, North Korea | antinuclear, nuclear, radiation, radioactive