2023-07-01 01:41:14
View of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Okuma town, Japan. (Photo: Kyodo/VNA)
On June 30, the Japanese Government said that the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mr. Rafael Grossi will visit Japan on July 4 to present the conclusions of the safety assessment of the agency. This review on Japan’s plan to discharge radioactively treated wastewater from Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant out to sea.
During his 4 days in Japan, Mr. Grossi will also open an office of IAEA at this nuclear power plant.
According to Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), the operator of the plant, members of the IAEA’s working group, which carried out the safety assessment of the plant, will participate in monitoring when the work is done. discharge waste water is started.
[Hàn Quốc thông báo kết quả phân tích nước thải từ nhà máy Fukushima]
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s government will review the IAEA review before making a final decision regarding the timing of the discharge. Previously, the government and TEPCO planned to start this summer.
On June 30, Mr. Kishida instructed relevant ministries to continue their efforts to raise awareness at the local and international levels regarding the discharge of water that may pose a risk to the marine environment, safety and health. food and human health.
Neighboring countries China and Russia have expressed opposition to this plan to discharge wastewater because fishermen fear the risk of affecting their catches.
This past May, a team of Korean experts from government agencies and related organizations visited the Fukushima No. 1 plant to inspect the potential impact of wastewater discharge.
At a press conference, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said Prime Minister Kishida confirmed the government is ready to take measures to ensure safety and prevent major damage, as well as provide accurate information on the discharge wastewater.
In another press conference, Industry Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said the construction of the discharge facilities was completed on June 26 and the Nuclear Regulatory Authority was conducting a final safety check.
He said: “We will continue to make efforts to sincerely listen to people’s opinions and suggestions related to fisheries, as well as explain to them about the wastewater discharge plan, including the content of the report. IAEA report.”
The accident at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in 2011 was the world’s deadliest nuclear accident since the Chernobyl disaster in Ukraine in 1986.
The radioactive waste water source comes from two main sources: the pump water to cool the melted nuclear fuel rods and rain water, groundwater flowing into the plant, directly in contact with the fuel rods or mixed with water. radioactive contamination.
TEPCO separated the radioactive strontium and cesium, and then used the advanced liquid processing system (ALPS) to further separate 62 other radioactive isotopes, except for the indivisible tritium.
The treated water is stored in containers located within the plant and is expected to hit the limit in the fall of this year.
Bich Lien (VNA/Vietnam+)
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