China and Russia also participated in the investigation team… The next survey is scheduled to be conducted this spring
Yomiuri and Asahi Shimbun reported on the 31st that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) published the first report of an investigation team composed of international experts following the discharge of contaminated water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the ocean in August last year.
In a report released on the 30th (local time), the IAEA stated in July of last year that emission-related facilities are installed and operated in a manner that complies with international safety standards, and that the impact on people and the environment due to emission is “negligible.” The conclusions of the comprehensive report were reaffirmed.
The report also emphasizes that it is “very important to the international community” that TEPCO and the Japanese government regularly measure radioactive material concentrations in seawater and fish in surrounding waters, thereby increasing the reliability of TEPCO and the Japanese government’s data. He said that the IAEA’s investigation to support this is also important.
This report was compiled based on the findings of an investigation team consisting of experts from each country who visited Japan in October of last year and discussed with the Japanese Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Tokyo Electric Power Company, and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, as well as an inspection of the emission facilities at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant and the results of a local investigation.
The investigation team is comprised of experts from 11 countries, including Korea, the United States, and Europe, and China and Russia, which oppose the discharge of contaminated water, are also participating.
The IAEA plans to regularly check the release situation in the future, and the next survey is scheduled to be conducted this spring.
The IAEA published a report acknowledging the safety of the release plan in July of last year, before the start of discharge of contaminated water. We have staff stationed at the office within the Fukushima nuclear power plant to regularly check the emission situation.
Tokyo Electric Power Company plans to carry out the fourth discharge of contaminated water at the end of February.
Source: Donga
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