Japan’s Fukushima-1 Water Discharge Meets Global Safety Standards – IAEA

MOSCOW, July 18 (Sputnik) – The release of treated water from Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station remains in line with international safety standards, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Thursday.

“The discharge of treated water from Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (FDNPS) continues to comply with international safety standards, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Task Force confirmed today,” the IAEA said in a statement.

This was confirmed in its second report since the water release started in August 2023.

Approximately 55,000 cubic meters of water have been discharged up to now, with the seventh batch completed on July 16, according to the statement.

“IAEA expert analysis of the seven batches released have confirmed the tritium concentration in each batch of ALPS treated water released to date is far below Japan’s operational limit,” the statement read.

Japan started releasing part of the estimated 1.34 million tonnes of Fukushima nuclear power plant treated water into the ocean in August 2023. Treated water is cleared of radioactive substances aside from tritium, so the water is diluted to a lower concentration before being discharged. The entire water release process is expected to take at least 30 years.