Radiation

In the early hours on January 22, Kozloduy nuclear power plant (situated on the Danube River in northwestern Bulgaria) shut down Unit 5 after a protection system was activated following a routine technical operation.

Power plant representatives are firm there is no accident. The protection system was activated during a routine operation.

Seeking to stem the hundreds of millions of dollars it costs annually to buy medical devices from abroad, Turkey has stepped up its efforts to develop and produce these devices within the country instead.

Expenses for importing medical devices such as respirators or X-ray systems reached more than $8 billion in the last five years, while there has also been a gradual decline.

No radioactivity has been detected in the Greek atmosphere nor are findings of any radiological significance expected, the Greek Atomic Energy Commission (EEAE) said in a new statement regarding a forest fire that took place from April 4 to 14 in the area of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine.

No change has been observed in the levels of radioactivity in Greece's atmosphere as a result of a recent forrest fire in Chernobyl that caused radiation to spike in the area, Greece's Atomic Energy Commission (EEAE) said on Thursday.

The radiation emitted by antenna towers in Greece's cities did not exceed safe levels last year, according to the Greek Atomic Energy Commission (EEAE).

In a report summing up its radiation counts in 2019 - aimed at ensuring the public is not exposed to excessive levels of radiation - the EEAE found no transgressions in urban areas.

Most Greeks (64 percent) believe that there is not enough transparency in the handling of issues related to radiation safety by the country's authorities, the first national survey by the country's Atomic Energy Commission (EEAE) has found.

A new warning for dangerous levels of radiation in the Vromos Bay near Chernomorets was issued by the health authorities. In Bulgarian and English, a new plate warns that the sandy strip is dangerous, a BBC report showed.

According to Laccetti, the tumor was a direct consequence of exposure to ionizing radiation that he experienced there.

Depleted uranium ammunition was used by NATO during its bombing of Serbia, from March until June 1999.

The Athens Observatory said on Friday that one of the largest ever transfers of desert sand to Greece from the Sahara in North Africa took place on Thursday. 

According to satellite images, dust levels in the atmosphere were especially high in the southern part of the country. 

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