Eletronuclear will appeal against the assessment received for the leak of water with radioactivity content that occurred in September 2022, the state-owned company said. According to the company, on September 16 of last year, the Angra 1 plant released a non-scheduled volume of water containing substances with a low level of radioactivity.
“As the release values were below the limits of the legislation that characterize the occurrence of an accident, the company treated the event as an operational incident and reported the matter in the expected regular reports”, said the state-owned company in a note. “Initially, on its own account and then at Ibama’s demand, the company intensified radiological monitoring at the river water disposal site without finding any significant results”, he added.
Last week, Eletronuclear received inspection reports and infraction notices regarding the matter from the Ministry of the Environment.
As for the accusation of lack of transparency about the occurrence, the company clarifies that the notices on the subject were published on its website at the time.
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