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IAEA Director General Briefs Board of Governors: Fukushima Daiichi ALPS Water Release

  • Date 2023.09.11
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The IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi updated the Board on the controlled release of ALPS-treated water into the sea from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, which Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), the Plant’s operator, began last month.
 

IAEA experts have assisted in ensuring the relevant international safety standards continue to be applied by sampling the treated water before release. Japan also requested assistance from the IAEA to monitor the seawater after the treated water began to be released on 24 August. Mr Grossi stated he was happy to note that the independent sampling and monitoring from the Agency has confirmed that the levels of tritium in the discharged water are below Japan’s operational limit and said the IAEA would continue to monitor the seawater.


The Agency is also providing continuous live data from Japan on the release of treated water.


 

Original Link

https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/iaea-director-general-briefs-board-of-governors-fukushima-daiichi-alps-water-release-ukraine-iran-and-new-atoms4food-initiative
(IAEA Septenber 11, 2023)