MOSCOW. Nov 22 (Interfax) - The Russian Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing (Rospotrebnadzor) is stepping up radiation monitoring in the Far East due to the increased radiation levels in the South China Sea, the agency said in a statement on Friday.
"According to the information coming from the Global Environment Monitoring System (GEMS), radiation levels have increased in the South China Sea in connection with a radiation incident. Rospotrebnadzor has stepped up radiation monitoring in the adjacent border areas," the statement said.
"There is no threat of a negative impact on the Russian population" at the moment, it said.