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Caesium concerns remain, says Greenpeace

The tube of caesium-137 that went missing from a power plant in Prachin Buri. (Photo: Green Network Facebook Page)

Although authorities had confirmed that caesium-137 contamination was safely contained at a foundry in Prachin Buri province, facts indicate that related health risks remain, according to Greenpeace Thailand.

Greenpeace Thailand and the Ecological Alert and Recovery – Thailand (Earth) Foundation have raised their concern about the disappearance of a 25-kilogramme tube of caesium-137 from the National Power Plant 5A Co facility in 304 Industrial Park in tambon Tha Tum of Si Maha Phot district.

The two organisations said on Tuesday that although authorities announced they found caesium-137 contamination at a metal…

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