IAEA / FUKUSHIMA TREATED WATER DISCHARGE
24-Aug-2023
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Japan’s Tokyo Electric Power Company started discharging Advanced Liquid Processing System-treated water stored at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station into the sea, International Atomic Energy Agency’s experts present at the site confirmed. IAEA / FILE
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STORY: IAEA / FUKUSHIMA TREATED WATER DISCHARGE
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SOURCE: IAEA
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DATELINE: FILE - 19 MAY 2022 / 5 JULY 2023, FUKUSHIMA DAIICHI, JAPAN
TRT: 01:15
SOURCE: IAEA
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: NATS
DATELINE: FILE - 19 MAY 2022 / 5 JULY 2023, FUKUSHIMA DAIICHI, JAPAN
SHOTLIST
FILE - 5 JULY 2023, FUKUSHIMA DAIICHI, JAPAN
1. Various shots, Grossi and delegation, boat, sea surrounding the plant, Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station
FILE - 19 MAY 2022, FUKUSHIMA DAIICHI, JAPAN
2. Various shots, Grossi, ALPS Water Treatment Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station
1. Various shots, Grossi and delegation, boat, sea surrounding the plant, Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station
FILE - 19 MAY 2022, FUKUSHIMA DAIICHI, JAPAN
2. Various shots, Grossi, ALPS Water Treatment Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station
STORYLINE
Japan’s Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) today (24 Aug) started discharging Advanced Liquid Processing System (ALPS)-treated water stored at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station into the sea, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) experts present at the site confirmed.
As part of the IAEA’s multiyear safety review of the discharge, the IAEA team is present to monitor the discharge and assess Japan’s application of all relevant international safety standards for the water discharge.
According to IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi, IAEA experts are there on the ground to serve as the eyes of the international community and ensure that the discharge is being carried out as planned and consistent with IAEA safety standards.
As an additional step in its monitoring, IAEA experts this week took samples from the first batch of diluted water prepared for discharge following the Japanese Government’s announcement on 22 August that the release would begin today.
The IAEA’s independent on-site analysis confirmed that the tritium concentration in the diluted water that is being discharged is far below the operational limit of 1,500 becquerels per liter.
The IAEA will have a presence on-site for as long as the treated water is released, in line with Grossi’s commitment for the IAEA to engage with Japan on the discharge of ALPS treated water before, during, and after the treated water discharges occur.
The IAEA is also launching a webpage today to provide live data from Japan on the water discharge. The data provided includes water flow rates, radiation monitoring data, and the concentration of tritium after dilution.
As part of the IAEA’s multiyear safety review of the discharge, the IAEA team is present to monitor the discharge and assess Japan’s application of all relevant international safety standards for the water discharge.
According to IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi, IAEA experts are there on the ground to serve as the eyes of the international community and ensure that the discharge is being carried out as planned and consistent with IAEA safety standards.
As an additional step in its monitoring, IAEA experts this week took samples from the first batch of diluted water prepared for discharge following the Japanese Government’s announcement on 22 August that the release would begin today.
The IAEA’s independent on-site analysis confirmed that the tritium concentration in the diluted water that is being discharged is far below the operational limit of 1,500 becquerels per liter.
The IAEA will have a presence on-site for as long as the treated water is released, in line with Grossi’s commitment for the IAEA to engage with Japan on the discharge of ALPS treated water before, during, and after the treated water discharges occur.
The IAEA is also launching a webpage today to provide live data from Japan on the water discharge. The data provided includes water flow rates, radiation monitoring data, and the concentration of tritium after dilution.
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