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Radiation leak at North Korean nuclear test site 'inevitable', says Chinese expert
Neil Connor, Beijing
5 September 2017 ? 2:50pm
radiation leak at the site of North Korea?s massive bomb test is ?inevitable?, a Chinese nuclear weapons expert warned, after authorities in China reported that the mountain where the explosion took place had collapsed. China?s Earthquake Network Centre said a second 4.6 magnitude ?earthquake tremor? happened eight minutes after Sunday?s initial explosion, which measured 6.3 magnitude.
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Mr Wei also dismissed the results of Chinese monitoring of its border areas with North Korea which concluded that no atmospheric radiation was detected. Japanese ?sniffer? aircraft also recorded no abnormalities.
?It is normal after only two days,? he said. ?But I am sure radioactive substances will be detected.
?The big concern is the underground water will be contaminated, polluting the plants and animals, and finally the people who consume animal meat will be seriously impacted.?
Mr Wei said that China was unprepared for any radiation leaks on its border, and blamed the government for seeking to downplay the risks as it sought to ?maintain stability?...
Neil Connor, Beijing
5 September 2017 ? 2:50pm
radiation leak at the site of North Korea?s massive bomb test is ?inevitable?, a Chinese nuclear weapons expert warned, after authorities in China reported that the mountain where the explosion took place had collapsed. China?s Earthquake Network Centre said a second 4.6 magnitude ?earthquake tremor? happened eight minutes after Sunday?s initial explosion, which measured 6.3 magnitude.
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Mr Wei also dismissed the results of Chinese monitoring of its border areas with North Korea which concluded that no atmospheric radiation was detected. Japanese ?sniffer? aircraft also recorded no abnormalities.
?It is normal after only two days,? he said. ?But I am sure radioactive substances will be detected.
?The big concern is the underground water will be contaminated, polluting the plants and animals, and finally the people who consume animal meat will be seriously impacted.?
Mr Wei said that China was unprepared for any radiation leaks on its border, and blamed the government for seeking to downplay the risks as it sought to ?maintain stability?...