KUALA LUMPUR (June 14, 2011): A radiopharmaceutical company in Selangor has been ordered to stop operation and its premises sealed by the Atomic Energy Licensing Board (AELB) for further investigation after radioactive materials are detected on four of its workers.
Science, Technology and Innovation Minister, Datuk Seri Dr Maximus Johnity Ongkili, said the radioactive contamination was detected by AELB through a Radiation Portal Monitor (RPM) system at 11.30am on June 2 after the four workers went to the AELB office.
"The radiation reading on one of the workers exceeded more than 400 times the normal reading (the normal reading is 0.5 micro Sievert/hour)," he said in press statement here today.
Science, Technology and Innovation Minister, Datuk Seri Dr Maximus Johnity Ongkili, said the radioactive contamination was detected by AELB through a Radiation Portal Monitor (RPM) system at 11.30am on June 2 after the four workers went to the AELB office.
"The radiation reading on one of the workers exceeded more than 400 times the normal reading (the normal reading is 0.5 micro Sievert/hour)," he said in press statement here today.
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