NUIG PROFESSOR SAYS NUCLEAR CONTAMINATION FROM JAPAN UNLIKELY YET

Date Published: 14-Mar-2011

An Emeritus Professor at NUIGalway says fears of widespread nuclear contamination in Japan are unfounded at this stage.

There are still no reports of any Irish casualties in the affected areas following Friday's earthquake and tsunami.

The Department of Foreign Affairs is advising citizens to avoid all non essential travel to Japan and to avoid all of the affected areas.

Emeritus Professor of Physics at NUIG, Philip Walton, says the nuclear reactor has multiple defence mechanisms.