, No signs of radiation have been detected in South Korea after North Korea said it successfully detonated a nuclear device, a state-funded nuclear safety institute said on Thursday (Oct. 12).
The Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety (KINS) said all detectors in the country were recording usual levels of natural background radiation of 10-20 Micro-Roentgen (mR) since Pyongyang's proclaimed test on Monday.
The KINS said it was receiving data from all 15 manned monitoring stations and 25 unmanned posts every two minutes to check for any increase in radiation levels.
South Korea has leased a xenon nuclide detector from Sweden to enhance its capability to conduct atmospheric tests. The equipment arrived in South Korea on Wednesday.
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