Key announcement at opening of new nuclear monitoring station
Minister for Disarmament and Arms Control Matt Robson and Minister of Health Annette King will open a new nuclear
monitoring station at Kaitaia tomorrow.
The $800,000 state-of-the-art station will monitor radionuclide activitiy or the minute particles of radioactive dust
released into the atmosphere by nuclear explosions.
It is New Zealand's newest station. The other New Zealand operated sites are in the Chathams and in the Cook Islands.
Matt Robson will also make a key annoucement on New Zealand's next step towards the promotion of a nuclear weapon free
world.
DATE: 21 July 2000
TIME: Mid-day
VENUE: Kaitaia airport