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Egypt Impounds All Shipments from Japan to check for radiation levels

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Cargo Village to deny access to parts shipment Japanese ships because of the radiation
Monday, June 20, 2011 - 14:51

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It is noteworthy that the decision of the Minister of Trade and Industry recently released the text not to release any of the food and vegetable products, and any spare parts used and came from Japan or its neighbors because of the radioactive material in them, he said Hamdy Judge President of the cargo village at Cairo International Airport that any goods arrive from Japan even if the parts are reviewed first by the atomic energy experts.

It should be noted that the village of goods declined since the days of shipment of ceramic powder from Japan after the discovery of the proportion of radiation of up to 5 times the prescribed percentage of them.


http://www.youm7.com/News.asp?NewsID=438923&SecID=97&IssueID=168
 
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Re: Egypt Rejects All Shipments from Japan due to high radiation levels

The article also says that a state of emergency has been declared on "all Japanese imports because of nuclear radiation."
 
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from Japan or its neighbors
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We'll have to try to get more information about that.

I was curious with Egypt's regulator's being so protective about radiation if there is a nuclear power industry in the country. There aren't any operating reactors, (ETA: commercial nuclear power reactors), but there was a big deal in the works according to this article from March 17th. In fact, the strongest presidential candidate at that time had been the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, (IAEA). The IAEA's effectiveness is criticized sharply by another top Egyptian nuclear industry scientist in the article.

http://analysis.nuclearenergyinsider.com/industry-insight/egypt-fukushima-events-not-affect-our-nuclear-plans
 
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Re: Egypt Rejects All Shipments from Japan due to high radiation levels

Looks like Inshas might be a research reactor. There is certainly a solid nuclear academic community, but the industry article seems to indicate that the big deal in the works in Egypt was for their first commercial nuclear power reactor.

That sure was not good timing for the Inshas reactor to have a leak.

http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/egypt/facility/nrc.htm
 
Re: Egypt Customs stops incoming shipment of 3 packages from Japan due to excessive radiation

Re: Egypt Customs stops incoming shipment of 3 packages from Japan due to excessive radiation

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Surprise!
The release of a consignment of porcelain powder "radioactive" Cairo Airport
Wednesday, June 22, 2011 - 13:31

Raised the charge powder porcelain impounded by the authorities of the village of goods at Cairo airport, during the past few days, he confirmed the men of atomic energy on an airport infected by radiation a note of caution to any shipments from Japan to the point that prompted some importers to wonder about the percentage safe to radiation to ensure the safety of their shipments coming from Japan before the import, they suffered significant financial losses. and despite the reluctance of the authorities to charge Porcelain period of time, but the "seventh day" was learned that the authorities of the cargo village at Cairo airport has released the shipment to be free from the proportion of harmful radiation, where said Dr. Hafez Fouly adviser radiometry Atomic Energy Authority's "seventh day" that the shipment when it was impounded was to take a sample for examination and detection by a factor of Atomic Energy Commission, does not mean that this procedure shipment is rejected completely.

He Fouly that the procedure of the Atomic Scientists to check the cargo coming from abroad is examined first, a set of small equipment, "advanced, but small", to detect the presence of radiation or not, whatever the percentage, and if discovered the existence of the proportion of radiation, whatever is in this case the reservation to the shipment, and to take a sample to detect them in the laboratories of the energy Atomic and containing devices and large equipment at the highest level. The Fouly that the reason behind the lack of portability of such devices to the Egyptian ports to speed detection of shipments is a need for those large appliances to the cooling liquid nitrogen from time to time, which requires a high cost will be borne by the State without need for it. completed Fouly his denying the rejection of any shipment coming from Japan during the last period, pointing out that such shipments and that have been impounded so this reservation for a short period of time to make sure they are free from harmful radiation, he said, adding that the radiation of two types, the first radioactive elements naturally be often from the soil, and second, radioactive elements resulting from bursts atomic or nuclear weapons, and this type of radiation refuse entering the country altogether, to radioactive elements natural is scaled rate, and if within the limits allowed by the permit to enter the country, and if the opposite were rejected as well. and ended Tiffany adviser radiometry Energy Authority (IAEA) by saying that the International Atomic Energy Agency announced that Egypt was the first country to announce a plan unique to confront the danger of nuclear and radiation followed by China, which means that Egypt's scientists fine, and able to respond to crises in Oguet and under any circumstances.

http://www.youm7.com/News.asp?NewsID=440246&SecID=65&IssueID=168
 
Re: Egypt Impounds All Shipments from Japan to check for radiation levels

Do you understand the translation to be saying that the material had acceptable levels of natural radioactivity, (like granite countertops?)
 
Re: Egypt Impounds All Shipments from Japan to check for radiation levels

Looks to me that they are now saying they are impounding all shipments from Japan until they can detect radiation levels.

It appears that this shipment had an acceptable level of soil radiation and was released:

"..adding that the radiation of two types,

the first radioactive elements naturally be often from the soil, and

second, radioactive elements resulting from bursts atomic or nuclear weapons, and this type of radiation refuse entering the country altogether, to radioactive elements natural is scaled rate, and if within the limits allowed by the permit to enter the country, and if the opposite were rejected as well..."

I am skeptical, honestly.....

The 1st article clearly states that this shipment had 500% the normal radiation level.

"..after the discovery of the proportion of radiation of up to 5 times the prescribed percentage of them..."
 
Re: Egypt Impounds All Shipments from Japan to check for radiation levels

Yes, that's worrisome.
 
Re: Egypt Impounds All Shipments from Japan to check for radiation levels

Here is the newspaper's English version of the above translation. It verifies what we thought but does not have all of the data that is contained in the Arabic version. This is why I always try to get the original language version and then translate it:

Radioactive porcelain powder released from Cairo airport
wednesday Jun 22, 2011 - 21:24

By AHMED SAEED - Translated by AMANY SABER

Cargo village authorities at Cairo airport blocked a porcelain powder shipment a few days ago. Atomic energy specialists at the airport said the shipment contained some radiation.

Cargo village authorities released the shipment saying its radiation doesn’t reach a harmful level.

“The shipment has been detained in order to check samples,“ said Dr. Hafez al-Foli, Atomic Energy Authority advisor. He added, ”Shipment detention doesn’t mean the shipment will be denied.”

Al-Foli explained the procedures of shipment checks, saying, “Atomic scientists use group of small, developed instruments to check radiation presence in shipments. If any radiation is found, the shipment is detained.

Then a sample of the shipment is taken to be checked in an atomic power plant.

“The atomic power plant devices need liquid nitrogen cooling from time to time, which would create high costs if these devices were transferred to ports,” al-Foli added.

Al-Foli said the authorities haven’t rejected any shipment coming from Japan recently.

“There are two kinds of radiation: natural radioactive elements, and radioactive elements resulting from atomic or nuclear explosion,” said al-Foli. “The second type is completely refused entry into Egypt, while the first type is measured to check its safety.”

“Egypt was the first country to announce a plan on nuclear and radiological danger, followed by China, according to The International Atomic Energy Agency,” said al-Foli.

http://english.youm7.com/News.asp?NewsID=341303
 
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