Nuke agency reports unusual radiation in Europe

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Nuke agency reports unusual radiation in Europe

The Associated Press Published Friday, November 11, 2011 9:02AM EST

Filipino scientists at the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute use a SAM portable Gamma Spectrometer to measure the gamma radiation levels in the atmosphere at their facility in suburban Quezon city northeast of Manila, Philippines Monday, March 14, 2011. The Government increased the frequency of monitoring radiation levels to four times daily from the routine once-a-week Monday following the threat of multiple nuclear reactor meltdowns at the quake and tsunami-savaged northeastern coast of Japan where fears spread over possible radioactive contamination. (AP / Bullit Marquez)

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VIENNA - The UN nuclear agency is reporting "very low" -- but higher than usual -- levels of radiation in the Czech Republic and elsewhere in Europe.

The International Atomic Energy Agency says the "very low levels of iodine-131 have been measured in the atmosphere over the Czech Republic" and elsewhere on the continent.

Its statement on Friday said the current levels do not seem to pose a public health risk.

IAEA says the cause is not known, but it is not the result of Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, which spread radiation across the globe in March.

The agency says the radioisotope will lose much of its radiation in about eight days and that the agency is investigating.