Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Tritium water is also considered as an option to increase tanks August 9 18:32
Regarding the handling of water containing tritium, etc., which continues to accumulate at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, the National Experts' Meeting decided to consider adding a new tank and storing it for a long time as a new option. While there are strong opposition to the release to the sea etc., TEPCO shows that the current plan is that the tank will be full in three years, and the country will be forced to make difficult decisions in the future.
The water after processing the contaminated water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant contains radioactive materials such as tritium that are difficult to remove. So far, nearly 1,000 tanks have been built on the premises, and approximately 1.15 million tons are stored. However, it is still increasing around 170 tons every day.
Regarding the handling of this water, the National Experts' Meeting decided on the 9th to consider a new option to add more tanks and keep them for a long time.
The country has shown five proposals for release to the environment, such as the ocean and the atmosphere, with concentrations below the standard, but it is because of concerns about damage to reputations at public hearings and other events. is.
On the other hand, on the 9th, regarding the long-term storage in the tank, the views expressed by TEPCO on the 8th were also discussed.
TEPCO will fill up the tank in 3 years if the current plan remains as it is, and it will be necessary to create another facility for decommissioning in the premises in the future. I am coming.
On the other hand, the committee members said, “Is it possible to use a place where the earth and sand from the construction on the premises is stored in the tank?” Or “We need to consider securing a site outside the site in the future.” Opinion was given.
At the National Experts Meeting, discussions will be held at a faster pace, but the challenges will be presented in both methods, and the country will be forced to make difficult decisions in the future.
Mayor Futaba “The country takes responsibility and makes decisions”
Shiro Izawa, Mayor of Futaba Town, where the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is located, said that the study of the long-term storage of tritium-containing water in the nuclear power plant has begun. It is clear that the storage capacity will be tight, and the state should take responsibility and judge the water handling. "
Fishermen "Come to the scene and listen to the story"
Haruo Ono, a fisherman in Shinchi-cho, Fukushima Prefecture, who is catching flounder and flatfish off the coast of Fukushima Prefecture, participated in a hearing on the disposal of water containing tritium in August last year. Against the idea of releasing it.
Ono says, “We feel that the damage of rumors has gradually disappeared, such as the flounder that was picked up yesterday at a higher price than before the earthquake. If water containing tritium is released into the sea, the damage of rumors will continue. It ’s going to spread and ruin everything that has been built up so far, and I want the Fukushima children to take measures other than the option of release to the sea, such as storage in the tank, in order to take over the rich sea. ” It was.
Akira Egawa, head of the Iwaki fishery cooperative in Fukushima, who opposes the release of tritium-containing water into the ocean, is expected to fill the tanks that TEPCO stores water in three years. “It ’s just not possible to release it into the sea, even though it ’s said that the tank will fill up in three years.”
Offshore Fukushima Prefecture, pilot fishing was resumed from the year following the earthquake, and now fish species that are almost the same as those before the nuclear accident have been targeted for fishing. As a result, the amount of landings last year was only 15.5% before the earthquake.
Egawa union chief pointed out that there was no way to deal with this situation, and it was meaningless to discuss only the limits of storage. I would like the committee to come to the site, listen to the stories of fishermen and distributors, and discuss the responses that consumers can understand. "