Japan's strong nuclear leak, radiation detectors into a new focus

Recently, due to the 9.0-magnitude earthquake raiding Japan, the tsunami and the explosion of the Fukushima nuclear power plant frequently occurred. A large number of high-radioactive pollutants were leaked, which triggered a high degree of tension in various countries and regions. Radiation detectors followed iodized salt and radiation protection equipment. New focus, there is a shortage of goods in many countries.

Radiation detectors in the United States: Phone ringtones from Tim Flanegin, a US radiation detector (Geiger counter) seller, have barely stopped recently, and orders are overwhelming. According to its disclosure, before this, they almost shut down, and now, the source of supply at hand is far from meeting the needs of the market. And leave a message on their website to remind new customers that they have insufficient stock, and ask customers who have placed orders to wait patiently. The radiation detectors they sell are available in handheld, wristwatch, and pager models, priced from $150 to $4,000.

Radiation detectors in South Korea: According to related businesses in South Korea , the inventory of portable instruments with prices of 1 million won (corresponding to 5,821 yuan) has been sold out, and only a few of them are priced at millions of won. High-end equipment. After the nuclear power accident in Japan, the demand of various countries in the world increased dramatically. The person concerned of the importer "SaneCalibration" stated that because of an increase in demand for personal radiation meters, orders have been placed on the manufacturer. However, it is not easy to say when orders will be received.

Radiation detectors in China: China, which is a neighboring state with Japan, also pays close attention to nuclear leaks. The relevant national departments have also taken immediate measures to monitor the nuclear radiation values ​​of cities in coastal areas in China after the day. Therefore, in China, the major markets flow to the relevant national departments. This aspect is also limited by the price of radiation detectors. On the other hand, it is also reflected in its non-essential products. It is not robbed like iodized salt, and it eventually leads to salt shortage.

The EU and the Indian government issued a notice on the 15th to require the 27 member states of the European Union to carry out nuclear radiation tests on food and animal feed from Japan. This has also led to rising demand for such instruments.

For self-test electromagnetic radiation behavior, professionals pointed out that this practice is not desirable. An engineer at the Beijing Indoor Environmental Pollution Testing Technology Center disclosed that the testing equipment must be certified by the China Institute of Metrology before it is purchased. The test equipment will be used after it is purchased. The sensitivity of the instrument. It is impossible for the public to purchase instruments for personal inspection.

[Editor's note] Although Japan's nuclear safety situation is relatively serious, but taking into account its relatively long distance from China, and according to the current meteorological conditions, the recent radiation will not spread to our country. The Ministry of Environmental Protection has stepped up prevention and paid close attention to the progress of the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. The 24-hour monitoring of the radiation environment and the reporting of relevant information are very important. Therefore, everyone should not worry too much about such issues.