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China finds high radiation on Japanese travelers, ship

(Agencies)
Updated: 2011-03-25 13:40

BEIJING - An abnormal level of radiation was detected on a Japanese merchant vessel and two Japanese air travelers arriving in East China, two statements by China's quality watchdog said on Friday.

Two Japanese travelers who arrived in Wuxi, East China's Jiangsu province by air were found to have radiation levels "seriously exceeding limits" when they entered the country on Wednesday.

"Tests showed that the two travelers seriously exceeded the limit," the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine said, referring to radiation levels.

The agency's statement said the two travellers were given medical treatment and presented no radiation risk to others.

The agency also said the radiation was found on the vessel Mol Presence when it arrived at Xiamen port in East China's Fujian province on Monday.

The ship belongs to Japanese transport company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and left Tokyo on March 17.

The statement did not give further information about the exact levels of radiation, the ship crew or cargo.

A nuclear power plant in northeast Japan has been leaking small amounts of radiation since being damaged in the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.