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MoE participates in soil decontamination in Basra province

MoE participates in soil decontamination in Basra province

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) The Protection from Radiation Center within the Ministry of Environment organized inspection visits to follow up the works of clearing radiation from the soil of the Iron and Steel factory in Basra province.The Ministry reported in statement received by IraqiNews.com ”The Technical teams within the Protection from Radiation center are conducting tests to make sure of soil decontamination within the Iron and Steel factory in Basra province.””The decontamination works in the Iron and Steel factory are going on according to the plan which was endorsed by the protection from radiation center in accordance with the global standards of radiation safety,” the statement added.”The Ministry of Environment is a member of a joint committee that includes the Ministry of Science and Technology and chaired by the Ministry of Defense,” the statement mentioned, stressing that “The committee aims to reach means that help to control the radiation wastes until preparing a national strategy to address these dangerous wastes in Iraq.” \

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