Trace Amounts Of Iodine-131 Found Across Europe

The Institute of Radioprotection et de Surete Nucleare in France (IRSN) has announced that trace amounts of the radionuclide iodoine-131 of anthropogenic origin has been detected in various locations in Europe in January 2017. The trace amounts were reportedly "in the ground-level atmosphere," the agency said, noting that it was discovered in France, Finland, Poland, Czech Republic, Germany, Spain and northern Norway.(read more)