High uranium level found in Incheon island water, but not likely linked to N. Korea plant

The South Korean government is investigating an abnormally high concentration of uranium detected in a water supply in Incheon, with officials saying Monday that it was unlikely to have been caused by a North Korean uranium facility. Government agencies said in a joint statement Monday that uranium was detected at a concentration of 45 micrograms per liter in drinking water on Seogeomdo, an island in Ganghwa County. The figure exceeds Korea’s drinking-water limit of 30 micrograms per liter. The