Container used to store radioactive contaminants from Fukushima nuclear power plant mistakenly disposed of = South Korean report

At the time of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident in Japan, a small container containing protective equipment used by Self-Defense Forces personnel and contaminated with radioactive materials was mistakenly removed and disposed of.
On the 2nd, the Japanese Ministry of Defense announced that containers managed at the Air Self-Defense Force site in Omitama, Ibaraki Prefecture, in central Honshu, were mistakenly disposed of, according to foreign news reports.
The container, approximately 1 meter long, contained 51 items containing contaminated materials, including protective masks, filters, and gloves used by Self-Defense Forces personnel who responded to the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
The Ministry of Defense explained that a metal recovery contractor who joined the unit from the 22nd to the 25th of last month appears to have carried out the containers along with them during the process of processing building waste materials. child
It was discovered that the contractor had shredded the container and handed over the debris to another company. The Ministry of Defense believes that this container disposal will have little impact on people's health. The Air Self-Defense Force is now
As a result of regular inspections conducted at the plant, the radiation level around the container was only 15 microsieverts (μSv) per hour, which is not considered to be a high level.
The Ministry of Defense announced that it will investigate the detailed circumstances behind the removal and will work to prevent it from happening again.