Environmental official: We completed the governorate survey and did not record any radioactive conta

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[size=52]Environmental official: We completed the governorate survey and did not record any radioactive contamination[/size]

[size=45]The Ministry of Environment denied the existence of radioactive contamination in Iraq, indicating that it had taken all measures to confront any emergency that might occur due to the war between Russia and Ukraine.[/size]
[size=45]The official of radiation monitoring with the Atomic Energy Agency in Iraq, Mazen Muhammad Attia, said in a television statement that was followed by (Al-Mada), that “the Radiation Protection Center of the Ministry of Environment has early warning systems in various parts of Iraq to monitor the radiation background and in anticipation of any emergency that may occur inside or outside the country.” “.[/size]
[size=45]Attia added, "The center has a main (server) located in Baghdad to monitor these systems, even those in the Kurdistan region."[/size]
[size=45]He pointed out, "We have an emergency team whose mission is to respond to any nuclear accident that may occur, and so far the technical staff designated for this purpose is following up the work of the systems and the radiation background."[/size]
[size=45]Attia spoke of "linking and communicating with the International Atomic Energy Agency through monitoring the radioactive system in anticipation of any nuclear accident that might occur."[/size]
[size=45]He stressed, "Our work is either at the level of field or radiological survey, and we have conducted a survey of most of the provinces at an earlier time, including Basra, which was declared free of any radioactive contamination a short time ago," denying "the existence of radioactive contamination in Iraq in general."[/size]
[size=45]Attia noted that "there is some media intimidation about the war between Russia and Ukraine and the possibility of an attack on the nuclear reactor there," adding, "However, we do our follow-up work in the event of any emergency or a nuclear and radiological accident, because our responsibilities are to preserve the environment and human beings in Iraq".[/size]
[size=45]Attia added, "Our center is a regulatory body and is not concerned with building nuclear reactors in Iraq, but this procedure is important because of its positive effects in terms of energy saving, and the issue has not been brought up to us until the present time."[/size]
[size=45]The Ministry of Environment had announced earlier this week that it had taken measures to counter any damage that might affect Ukraine's nuclear facilities.[/size]
[size=45]A statement by the ministry stated, "The Radiation Protection Center and its executive arms represented by the radiation protection divisions in the environment directorates in all governorates of Iraq are taking appropriate measures to confront any emergency."[/size]
[size=45]He pointed out, "to continuously raise the state of alert for the radiological detection capabilities and early warning to monitor any changes that are indicated in the values ​​of the radioactive dose rates received from the sub-systems in the governorates."[/size]
[size=45]The statement quoted the Director-General of the Radiation Protection Center, Sabah Al-Husseini, that "the technical staff of the center has been put on alert and in response to any emergency incident that may occur, since the first day of the start of military operations, especially after the events witnessed by the closed Chernobyl nuclear plant and the Zaporizhia Power Plant." nuclear weapons in Ukraine.[/size]
[size=45]He added, "The center is in constant contact with the International Atomic Energy Agency through the network of the International radiological monitoring information system (IRMIS) and the Unified System for Information Exchange (USIE), to receive and evaluate information on developments."[/size]
[size=45]Al-Husseini pointed out that "there is no indication of radioactive contamination in the Iraqi airspace, and that the radioactive background rates are within normal limits."[/size]
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