The IAEA = International Atomic Energy Agency visited Japan on treated water containing radioactive substances such as tritium that continues to accumulate at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, and exchanged opinions with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on the examination of Tokyo Electric Power's plan to dilute it below the standard and drain it into the sea. Did.
At the request of the Japanese government, the IAEA dispatched staff to exchange opinions with the Nuclear Regulation Authority as part of verifying the safety of treated water, and 13 people including experts from the United States and Australia attended. did.
In this, Toyoshi Fuketa, Chairman of the Regulatory Commission, said, "I would like to have a messy discussion from a broad perspective." Therefore, I would like to evaluate it scientifically. "
Regarding the treated water that continues to accumulate at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, the government plans to dilute it to a concentration below the standard and start releasing it to the sea by next spring, and TEPCO will release it from about 1 km offshore of the nuclear power plant according to this policy. Shows plans to do.
The IAEA plans to verify the examination by the Regulatory Commission until the 25th of this month. I am going to confirm.