Radiation contaminated Japanese materials seized in Um Qasr port

BASRA / IraqiNews.com: Um Qasr port administration announced the seizure of materials contaminated with radio-active isotopes imported from Japan. The source told IraqiNews.com that an imported fork-lift, heading for the private sector, was discovered to have been contaminated by radiation. No information was given on the volume of radiation in these equipment. Earlier, the Iraqi Ministry of Planning announced that a shipment of Japanese contaminated tires was imported using the permission time given to the private sector. The minister of planning announced that an embargo shall be made on Japanese materials due to radio-active contamination for a period of two to three months. Japan suffered a tsunami that affected it nuclear power stations, including Fukushima plant which obliged the Japanese authorities to close it and evacuate the people from the area. RM (TI)/SR Number of Reads:110