Hiroshima International Council for Health Care of the Radiation-exposed

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We visited Professor Sodnomdarjaa. R, General Director at the State Central Veterinary Sanitary and Diagnostic Laboratory. There we observed the equipment utilized during the cesium 137 measurement procedures, recently provided by the IAEA. Given the utilization of nearly $128,000 dollar equipment, the laboratory had just began its operations. He agreed to our proposal to conduct further surveys together.
Next, we visited Dr. Enkhbat Sodnom, Secretary of the Mongolian Nuclear Energy Commission, a Mongolian nuclear institute. The institution itself did not have measurement facilities. We decided to visit the laboratory which establishes cesium standards the following day.
Next, we visited Professor Ts. Adyasuren, Head of the Mongolian Ozone Union and former Ministry of the Environment. The Union is similar to an “Environmental” University. He explained the environment monitoring systems.
Lastly, we visited Professor Batsereedene Byambaa, State Secretary at the Ministry of Health. We also met the female secretariat of the Ministry of Health, Dr. Tuvshinbat's pupil. The Ministry also agreed to our survey.

We visited the Shastin Central Clinical Hospital where Dr. Tuvshinbat is working. At the hospital, equipped with 400 beds, medical personnel including a number of young doctors are working actively.
At the Mongolian Nuclear Energy Commission, we observed the cesium standard adjustment / measuring equipment. The equipment was located in the basement of the building, however it seemed quite old and failed to work properly.

At noon, we had lunch with Dr. Enkhsaikhan Jargalsaikhan, Ambassador as well as General Director of Blue banner Co., Ltd, exchanging opinions. We heard that he had a map showing the radiation contamination in Mongolia’s western region. Though the map he brought us the next day showed contamination areas in the Eurasian continent, we did not think it a specialized map.

Hearing that the Nuclear Research Center, National University of Mongolia had a germanium counter, we altered our schedule, attempting to visit Dr. N. Norov at the center. Unfortunately, we were unable to meet him due to a business trip. There we found an old counter produced by the Canberra Co., in addition to other analysis equipment (X-ray / X-ray analysis equipment). Though they had conducted soil measurement activities they had not yet produced a contamination map. We promised to together conduct survey activities.

Together with our translator we toured the city. Given that the country is predominantly Tibetan Buddhist,we also had a chance to visit a rather large temple.Other experiences included a visit to a natural history museum as well as the chance to purchase souveniers at nearby department stores.

In the evening we had a few drinks at a tent-shaped hotel nearby the airport. Professor Tuvshinbat,his son,and all the trip staff took part.Leaving for the airport at about 10pm,We departed for Seoul at around midnight. We evevtually arrived at Hiroshima via Fukuoka the next morning.