Baku: Mobile teams consisting of specialists from the State Agency for Regulation of Nuclear and Radiological Activities of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the ‘Isotope’ Special Combine, and the Radiation and Chemical Laboratory of the Civil Defense Troops are regularly conducting inspections using special equipment to measure radiation levels along the southern borders of the country (in 30 locations), including in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, the press services of the Ministries of Emergency Situations, Ecology and Natural Resources, and Digital Development and Transport said in a joint statement, APA reports.

According to Azeri-Press News Agency, the statement indicates that during the examinations, no cases of increased natural radiation background in the environment have been recorded so far. The inspections are part of a larger effort to ensure continuous monitoring of the radiation situation across the country, especially in transboundary areas. Automated stations of the Environmental Monitoring Center under the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources are operational in Astara, Beylagan, Zangilan, Sadarak, and other border regions. These stations carry out daily observations of radiation levels, and the results of current observations show no radioactive contamination in the air.

It was further noted that the Nuclear Research Department of the Innovation and Digital Development Agency is conducting radiological and radioecological research in Azerbaijan’s southern border regions, including Astara, Lankaran, Masalli, Jalilabad, and Bilasuvar. According to the Nuclear Research Department of IDDA, measurements and analyses of radiological parameters in air, soil, and river water samples have been conducted in these areas, adhering to safety standards and recommended documents of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

Findings from the research reveal no enriched values of uranium isotopes or any artificial radionuclides in the samples. Air alpha and beta activity values remain within the normal background. Moreover, auto-gamma and stationary dosimetric measurements show that gamma and neutron radiation are at background levels, with no dangerous values recorded. The results of these ongoing examinations will be regularly communicated to the public.