Department of Industrial Works confirms no distribution of cesium-137 to other provinces Beyond Prachinburi
Director General, Department of Industrial Works Confirmed inspection of the recycling plant in Rayong province, no red dust from cesium-137 by red dust from smelting Remains at KPP steel mill in Prachinburi province
Mr. Julapong Taweesri, Director-General of the Department of Industrial Works confirmed that from the inspection cooperation this morning at 8:30 a.m. and received a report at 10:15 a.m. No red dust was found from smelting caesium-137. At the NSNR recycling plant in Rayong province, in any way, this is good news for Rayong people. and confirmed that the red dust of cesium-137 Remains at KPP Ironworks in Prachinburi Province
However, the red dust transfer is in accordance with the Act of the Department of Factory. That must be notified to move industrial waste from steel smelting by KPP, notifying the move on March 2, in the amount of 12.4 tons, notifying to the NSNR plant in Rayong province
Mr. Julapong said that the discovery of the missing cesium-137 this time was an accident. The treatment of radioactive cesium-137 at the NPS plant is under the law of the Office of Atoms for Peace. with specific laws while the Department of Factory Will take care of the number of quantities that the factory uses must be reported every April, which in 2012 found that the quantity was still 10 pieces, but this year the power plant had an inspection in March. And will report to the Department of Factory in April, therefore acknowledging that 1 piece is missing and that all agencies involved are accelerating to follow up to solve the problem
The Director-General of the Department of Industrial Works informed that steel mills in Thailand imported scrap steel. Both from imports from abroad and within the country, in foreign countries, radioactive information is found to be contaminated with every scrap of these scraps, so in order to prevent harm to the country. and then to the Department of Factory would discuss with the Office of Atoms for Peace to put measures to prevent this problem from happening again
Source: Thai News Agency
