Russia to send mission to assess Sea of Japan nuclear contamination

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http://channel6newsonline.com/2011/04/russia-to-send-mission-to-assess-sea-of-japan-nuclear-contamination/

MOSCOW (BNO NEWS) -- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Friday announced an expedition to the Sea of Japan to assess the effects of the nuclear contamination.

After a meeting with Russian Geographic Society (RGS), the Premier said that the team included specialists from the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Committee on Hydrometeorology and the Russian Agency for Health and Consumer Rights (Rospotrebnadzor).

"Our specialists will define more precisely what the characteristics of the nuclear contamination in the Sea of Japan are, and they will also hold environmental and seismic monitoring," Putin said.

The expedition, supported by RGS, will depart on a research vessel to an area in the Sea of Japan, north-western Pacific Ocean. They will assess the negative impact on the environment, wildlife, and ocean ecosystems caused by the recent natural disasters and the nuclear crisis.

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