No radiation hazards seen in Sultanate

The Sultanate doesn’t have any dose of radiation that is a cause for worry.

The assurance came from the Ministry of Environment and Climate Affairs (MECA), which allayed fears that Oman was exposed to radiation hazards.

“Readings from the Oman’s National Radiation Monitoring Network and Early Warning System reveal the radiation level in the Sultanate is well below the internationally accepted danger levels,” said a ministry official.

He was referring to reports being circulated on social media that radiation level in some places in Oman was high.

“A highly qualified team with specialists in the field gathered samples from areas mentioned in the reports. They are being analysed in the ministry’s laboratory,” he said.

Earlier, the ministry, citing the study, said in a statement that people are not exposed to any level of radiation as reported on social media.

“Officials from the ministry have conducted a follow-up study on the matter to ascertain authenticity of the report and the presence of radiation in soil, water and grass in the regions mentioned in the report,” said the statement. The officials, after evaluating the samples, found no adverse radiation impact on humans and the environment. “There is no need for any concern. The radiation levels in the Sultanate are well below the safe level,” the ministry affirmed in the statement.

A highly qualified team with specialists in the field gathered samples from areas mentioned in the reports. They are being analysed in the ministry’s laboratory

AN OFFICIAL Ministry of Environment

and Climate Affairs