Environmental Radiation Monitoring

 

The Power Station has a comprehensive environmental monitoring programme to safeguard the health of its staff, the surrounding environment, and the general public, including a robust monitoring system to continuously measure the radiation in the environment with monitoring instruments located both within the nuclear power station and at about 5 km from the power station at Bagang, Lingao, Yangmeikeng, Shuitou and Dapeng.


* Data collected from five outdoor monitoring stations that are operated continuously and located within the nuclear power station.

 

Values before operation*

Ambient Activity (μGy/h) Underground Water: Beta Activity (except Tritium) (Bq/l) Underground Water: Tritium in Drinking Water (Bq/l) Total Activity in the Air (mBq/m³)
0.1 to 0.2 0.1 to 0.6 1.5 to 6.1 0.4 to 9.3

* Radiation levels are related to seasonal and meteorological conditions such as wind direction, wind speed and rainfall. The figures will fluctuate as a normal phenomenon.