National Radiation Laboratory (NRL) staff have checked hundreds of vehicles arriving at Ports of Auckland on car carriers from Japan but said today no levels of radioactive contamination of any health significance were detected.
The Ministry of Health told NZPA that the NRL carried out the radiation checks “for re-assurance purposes” after a request from port managers.
“The National Radiation Laboratory’s current assessment is that routine radiation monitoring is not currently required,” the ministry said.