The ongoing crisis involving nuclear reactor facilities in Japan damaged by the recent earthquake has generated questions and concerns from the public about potential risks from radiation.
Oregon health officials have announced that, based on regular air monitoring, there is no elevated level of radiation present in Oregon, and there is no immediate threat to the public.
The Oregon Health Authority has released the following information:
The Oregon Public Health Emergency Preparedness Program and the Radiation Protection Services area closely monitoring information on the radiation release reported in Japan after an explosion at a reactor site Saturday and subsequent events.
According to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, given the thousands of miles between Japan, Hawaii, Alaska, the U.S. Territories and the U.S. West Coast are not expected to experience any harmful levels of radioactivity.
Since the explosion, there have been no elevated radiation readings detected in Oregon and air sample results remain normal. Oregon Public Health receives hourly reports of atmospheric data and will continue to monitor the situation.
The Environmental Protection Agency has a network of radiation detectors throughout the country that continuously monitor for the presence of radiation. There are two monitoring stations in Oregon ? one in Portland and one in Corvallis. The network is called RadNet. The RadNet program is designed to provide immediate and long-term information about radiation to protect the public and environment.
The RadNet program monitors atmospheric data as it comes in. Oregon Public Health’s Radiation Protection Services program monitors the air and precipitation coming into Oregon.
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