The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which has been verifying the safety of plans to release treated water from TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the ocean, has concluded that it complies with international safety standards as a result of its first investigation since the start of the release. On the 30th, we published a report that reconfirmed that the two conditions met.
The IAEA has been verifying the safety of a plan to dilute the treated water at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant to below standards and release it into the sea, and before the release began in August last year, Japan's efforts were A report has been published stating that it complies with international safety standards and that if released as planned, the radiation effects on people and the environment will be negligible.
In October last year, an investigation team made up of experts from 11 countries, including the UK, South Korea, and China, which opposes the release, was dispatched to Japan for the first time since the release began, and a report summarizing the results was published. Published on the 30th.
The report states that, through inspections of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, no violations of international safety standards were found, reconfirming the conclusions of the pre-release report.
In addition, he points out that it is important for the IAEA's research to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the monitoring data reported by TEPCO and the Japanese government.
The IAEA plans to conduct the next survey this spring.
The Japanese government hopes to disseminate this report in an easy-to-understand manner to neighboring countries, including China, to gain understanding regarding safety.