At Delegate Gregorio Kilili C. Sablan\u2019s (Ind-MP) request, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has agreed to provide the CNMI with \u201cmaterial and logistical support to respond to public concern about radiation hazards from the Fukushima nuclear accident,\u201d three years after the massive March 2011 Japan quake and tsunami that also triggered radioactive leaks from damaged nuclear power plant reactors.
\n\u201cFDA is able to provide radiation pagers, a radionuclide identification system, dosimeters, service contracts and training for use by the Commonwealth government,\u201d Sablan said.<\/p>\n
The delegate added that the FDA has also invited the CNMI to join a working group of officials from federal agencies and from Hawaii and other Pacific coastal states, who meet periodically to discuss the Fukushima incident and its impact.<\/p>\n
\u201cI appreciate FDA\u2019s response,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Sablan said a number of constituents have told him they are worried about radiation from Fukushima reaching the CNMI in ocean waters or through the food chain so he worked to find federal resources addressing this concern.<\/p>\n
Shortly after the March 2011 Japan quake and tsunami, the CNMI government formed a CNMI Nuclear Task Force to monitor developments and work with local, federal and international agencies in addressing concerns related to the disaster.<\/p>\n
CNMI government and private entities also mobilized to help raise funds for the disaster-hit Japan, which remains to be the CNMI\u2019s main tourism market.<\/p>\n
At the time, CNMI government officials said besides the 1,500 miles to 1,700 miles distance between the CNMI and Japan\u2019s Fukushima area where the damaged nuclear reactors are, there are also other factors that make it close to impossible for radiation to reach the CNMI, including wind direction and weather conditions, the task force said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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