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No exceedance of radioactivity standards found in Bulgaria

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There is no exceedance of radioactivity standards in Bulgaria, the Bulgarian Ministry of Environment and Water announced in connection with circulated information that a radioactive cloud with ruthenium-106 had passed over Bulgaria.

From 29 September to 4 October the measured values ​​of radionuclide ruthenium-106 in the aerosol samples obtained by the monitoring stations of the National System for Environmental Monitoring, are significantly lower than the permissible annual average specific activity for ruthenium-106 which is 1900 mBq / m3 under the Regulations on the Basic Standards for Radiation Protection.




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