Chinese Customs Intercepts Radioactive Waste From Japan(RTTNews)（日本からの輸入廃棄物、中国浙江省寧波市税関でセシウム検出）

According to RTTNews, Chinese customs found radioactive waste from Japan. It was found in the city of Ningbo, east coast of China, which locates about 1243 miles (2000 km) far away from Fukushima, as shown in above map. We have to pay attention to all imported materials from Japan.

Chinese Customs Intercepts Radioactive Waste From Japan
6/6/2012 4:08 AM ET
(RTTNews) - Customs officials in China have intercepted 1,127 tons of imported waste metals from Japan with excessive gamma rays in the coastal city of Ningbo in the country's east.
Radiation levels of the waste metals, imported by a recycled metal company in Ningbo, was twice the national standard and hazardous to humans and the environment, Chinese state media reported on Tuesday quoting Customs officials.
The metals contained caesium-137, a radioactive isotope of caesium. Small amounts of caesium-137 were released into the environment during nuclear weapon tests and nuclear accidents, most notably the Chernobyl disaster.
Customs authorities have ordered the cargo to be returned after referring the case to the anti-smuggling department for further investigations.
Ningbo Customs has intercepted 8,544 tons of imported scrap metals with excessive radiation from Japan since the tsunami-triggered Fukushima nuclear disaster of March 2011, said Customs officer Wang Lingbao.
by RTT Staff Writer
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NOTE(calculations):
1 km = 0.621371192 miles
2000 km = 1243 miles
Precise distance:
1986962.9 m = 1235 miles
Distance is measured with below web tool:
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Update 15:15, 10th June, 2012:
Add two related news as shown below:

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通関時、基準を大きく超える放射性物質を検出＝千葉から運ばれた廃金属から―浙江省寧波市 （Record China） - Yahoo!ニュース

通関時、基準を大きく超える放射性物質を検出＝千葉から運ばれた廃金属から―浙江省寧波市
Record China 6月6日(水)13時49分配信
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5日、中国浙江省の寧波税関において日本から輸送された廃金属1127トンから基準を大きく上まわる放射線が検出され、貨物の持ち込みを禁止する措置がとられた。写真は寧波税関。
2012年6月5日、中国新聞網によれば、中国浙江省の寧波税関において日本から輸送された廃金属1127トンから基準を大きく上まわる放射線が検出され、貨物の持ち込みを禁止する措置がとられた。
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寧波税関によれば、測定されたガンマ線の線量は上限値を200％上まわっており、放射線源はセシウム137だという。輸入されるはずだった廃金属は寧波のある金属再生有限会社が輸入を届け出ていたが、全貨物が日本へ積み戻されることになった。
基準を超える放射線量が検出された廃金属は千葉県の千葉港から運ばれたもので、東日本大震災に伴う放射性物質放出事故を起こした福島第1原発から遠くない場所にあることから貨物が汚染される危険性が高いと寧波税関は指摘している。
なお、福島第1原発が事故を起こして以降、寧波税関ではすでに廃金属8544トンから基準を超える放射線が検出されている。（翻訳・編集/岡田）
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Scrap metals from Japan found radioactiveSocietychinadaily.com.cn (cache)

Scrap metals from Japan found radioactive
Updated: 2012-06-06 21:08By Shi Yingying (chinadaily.com.cn)
Radiation levels found in 1,127 tons of scrap metals imported from Japan exceeded China's regulated safe levels three times over, authorities with Zhejiang Ningbo's customs said on Wednesday.
The metals came from Japan's Chiba Port , a port near a nuclear plant that was crippled after Japan's earthquake. The radiation level was Cesium -137, and local customs officials said the cargo was prohibited to enter China, according to the country's law.
Dai Weigu, deputy chief of Ningbo Zhenhai Customs' department of logistics monitoring, said the cargo was added to their "list of special attention" when they received its entry declaration. "We figured it came from Chiba Port, the area with high radiation risk," said Dai.
He said the radiation detector's alarm went off during the discharging process at Zhenhai's port on June 4.
This is the second time Zhejiang Ningbo's customs has tracked high radiation levels this year.
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