China News Service, September 7th. According to Kyodo News, the visiting International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Deputy Director General and Director of the Department of Nuclear Safety and Security, Lydie Evlar, visited on the 7th local time. The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan stated that “to ensure safety, it is necessary to discuss the discharge plan based on detailed information” regarding the sewage discharge from Tokyo Electric Power’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, requesting TEPCO and the Japanese government to provide corresponding information.
On April 13, the Japanese government officially decided that the nuclear sewage from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant will be discharged into the sea after being filtered and diluted.
According to Kyodo News, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga held a cabinet meeting on the morning of the 13th to formally decide to discharge sewage from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the sea.
The picture shows the nuclear sewage storage tank of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Japan on February 11.
According to reports, in an exchange of opinions with relevant provincial departments, Evlar emphasized that in accordance with IAEA safety standards, "monitoring will be implemented from the perspective of radiation and environmental safety."
Regarding the assessment objects and methods that will be discharged into the sea, she said that by discussing detailed information, transparent assessments can be made.
The Japanese side was attended by Yumoto Kei, the nuclear disaster handling deliberation officer of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, and Kozo Honzo, Minister of Disarmament, Non-Proliferation and Science of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
This Qing stated that nuclear sewage has caused concern at home and abroad, and that “correct information must be released based on scientific evidence.”
In addition, the meeting also discussed the method of measuring the tritium activity of the radioactive material contained in the treated water and the implementation time.
At the press conference after the cabinet meeting, Mr. San Kajiyama said: "The release of information by the IAEA is effective for improving the transparency and reliability of Japan's measures. Full cooperation will continue to be properly evaluated."
On March 11, 2011, a magnitude 9 earthquake occurred in the waters near Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.
Affected by this, the cores of Units 1 to 3 of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant melted down, and Tokyo Electric Power Company continued to inject water into the containment of Units 1 to 3 to cool the core and recover sewage.
On April 13, 2021, the Japanese government officially decided to discharge the above-mentioned nuclear sewage into the sea after being filtered and diluted. The discharge time is expected to last 20 to 30 years.
The Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK) previously reported that related personnel revealed that the Japanese government and Tokyo Electric Power Company have basically finalized that in the future, through the construction of an undersea tunnel, the sewage from the Fukushima nuclear power plant will be drained into the sea near 1 km from the coast.