Monitoring begins in the Far East… Until November 1st
A total ban on seafood is being considered… Request for information
Russia is conducting an investigation by forming a dedicated organization to evaluate the possibility of radioactive contamination in the land, sea, and air due to the discharge of contaminated water from Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the ocean.
According to Vlad News and TASS News Agency on the 4th (local time), the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (FEB RAS) in Vladivostok said, “We have started monitoring in the Primorsky Krai,” and “We will carry out monitoring programs in various aspects until November 1.” He said.
For this purpose, a dedicated team of experts was formed.
“The committee has started work, is collecting suggestions from experts and plans to carry out a monitoring program until November 1,” said Grigori Dolgikh, director of the Pacific Oceanographic Institute of the Far Eastern branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
They conduct extensive investigations into radioactive contamination of the ocean, air, and soil.
First, we will expand marine surveys along the Alaska and Kamchatka waters where contaminated water flows. This place is home to fish caught in the Sea of Okhotsk, Kamchatka, and the Primorsky Krai.
Atmospheric surveys utilize LiDAR technology. Using this technology at an altitude of about 90 km, chemical components in the atmosphere are identified.
In addition, field expeditions are organized for soil investigation and predictive models are calculated.
According to Vlad News, prior to this, Russia inspected 164 samples of seafood totaling 317,000 tons from five fishing waters in Russia where polluted water discharged from Japan flows into the country. As a result, no radioactivity levels above the standard were detected in the samples.
However, Russia is considering following China in completely banning the import of Japanese seafood. Russia requested Japan to provide information on measurement methods, including the remaining amount of tritium, a radioactive isotope of hydrogen, by October 16, and announced on the 26th of last month that the final decision on the seafood embargo will be made after consultation with Japan. revealed.
Japan’s Tokyo Electric Power Company suddenly began discharging contaminated water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the ocean on August 24. As of the 17th of last month, about 7,788 tons of contaminated water was diluted with seawater and discharged. Tokyo Electric Power Company will begin the second discharge on the 5th if the tritium concentration is less than 1,500 becquerels (Bq) per liter as expected. The plan is to process 7,800 tons over 17 days.
Source: Donga
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