In co-operation with the Icelandic Radiation Protection Institute gamma radiation is monitored at four stations: Reykjavík, Bolungarvík, Raufarhöfn and Höfn, deliberately chosen to represent the south, west, north and east of Iceland. These are automatic stations which measure
natural background radiation but function as a warning system as well. They would show significant increase in gamma
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