Officials from Qingdao Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau conduct nuclear radiation checks on passengers and their luggage transporting from Japan in this photo published on March 17, 2011. [Photo: Xinhua]
Several regions in China have begun conducting nuclear radiation checks on aircraft and ships transporting passengers and goods which come from Japan, amid rising fears of nuclear contamination following the strong earthquake and tsunami, the Guangzhou Daily reports.
Guangdong Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau (GDCIQ) indicates that Guangdong has launched nuclear radiation checks on aircraft transporting passengers and goods which flew from Japan to Guangzhou Baiyun Airport since March 15.
Five Chinese citizens returning from Japan, including two tourists and three reporters, had radiation checks in Guangdong Prevention and Treatment Center for Occupational Diseases on Wednesday. So far, there have been no reports of radiation over standard levels.
Zhejiang Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau said they started to use portable radiation detectors to monitor flights and ships coming from Japan on March 13.
In addition, a voluntary nuclear radiation test for tourists was set up at Hong Kong International Airport on Wednesday.
Taiwan's Atomic Energy Council has declared that radiation test stations were set up at international airports across the island starting from March 15. There was a "radiation detector gate" added in Terminal 2 of Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport.
The photo released on March 17, 2011 shows the "Radiation Detector Gate" for nuclear radiation tests. [Photo: Xinhua]
