Regarding treated water containing radioactive substances such as tritium at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station of Tokyo Electric Power Company, which has been decided to be diluted below the standard and released into the sea, the Ministry of the Environment has decided to release it into the ocean in one year in the surrounding sea area. I showed a plan to perform a detailed analysis of radioactive materials about four times.
This was shown at an online Ministry of the Environment expert meeting on the 6th.
The treated water, including tritium continue to accumulate in the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, the government in terms of diluted to concentrations below the April, standards this year, we decided to release to the sea after two years in prospect.
At the meeting on the 6th, a person in charge of the Ministry of the Environment presented a proposal for "monitoring" to measure the concentration of radioactive substances, which is an issue for confirming safety and countermeasures against reputational damage.
In this, the frequency of monitoring is basically to be performed frequently in the sea area near the discharge port immediately after the start of ocean release, and then detailed analysis is performed in the surrounding sea area about 4 times a year. And then.
This proposal was generally accepted, but the experts in attendance also suggested that breaking news should be published with a simple analysis.
The Ministry of the Environment will continue discussions on the method of publication and the contact system with related organizations.