In order to investigate the impact on marine products caused by the accident at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, a monitoring survey conducted annually by the Japanese government and the IAEA = International Atomic Energy Agency revealed that treated water containing tritium and other substances was released into the ocean. Based on the agreement for the nuclear power plant, the analysis agencies of the three countries participated and experts from each country visited the fishing port in Fukushima Prefecture on the 10th.
On the 10th, in addition to Japan and the IAEA, experts from analysis institutions from France, Germany, and South Korea, who will participate in the survey for the first time, visited the Hisanohama fishing port in Iwaki City.
Experts watched the selection of samples for radioactive material testing from the landed fish.
In this monitoring survey, six fish species such as flatfish, flatfish, and conger eel will be processed by separating their bodies and then sent to analysis institutions in each country to independently investigate the concentration of radioactive substances.
The Japanese government and the IAEA have decided to release the treated water into the sea from two years later, so that experts selected by the IAEA can objectively investigate the safety of treated water containing radioactive substances such as tritium. We have a cooperation agreement, and this survey is also conducted based on that framework.
"Japan's analytical ability has been evaluated by the IAEA in previous surveys," said Riki Takase, Fisheries Agency's fisheries supervisor. I hope that the transparency will increase. "