Saudi Gazette report

RIYADH — Saudi Arabia’s Nuclear and Radiological Regulatory Commission (NRRC) confirmed that there’s no radioactive contamination in the Kingdom's airspace.

The commission said on Friday that it’s monitoring the conditions and safety of nuclear plants in Ukraine through the emergency platforms in the commission’s emergency operations center, which are linked to the International Emergency Center of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

“All data of real-time monitoring readings from the stations of the national network indicate that the results of monitoring is at normal levels.”

The commission said that it had received information from IAEA about a fire and mutual bombardment at the site of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, which consists of six reactors for the production of electrical energy.

It stated that some of these reactors were disconnected from work and one is still in operation.

Also, the International Atomic Energy Agency had reported information through the Ukrainian Nuclear Regulatory Authority, stating that the conditions in Chernobyl nuclear plant is still stable without damage or spikes in radiation levels outside the plant area.

The commission works within the framework of its national responsibilities related to responding to nuclear and radiological emergencies, implementing the national plan to respond to radiological and nuclear emergencies.

The commission is working to monitor radiation levels in the Kingdom through the stations of the National Network for Continuous Environmental Radiation Monitoring and Early Warning.

The stations are distributed in various locations in the Kingdom’s regions, especially on the borders, which currently amount to 140 stations that are being expanded during this year to reach 240 stations.