On August 24, Japanese specialists began dumping water into the Pacific Ocean, which was used to cool the reactors of the emergency Fukushima-1 nuclear power plant.
The IAEA will collect water samples for analysis for decades after it is removed from the Fukushima nuclear power plant, said the agency’s director general, Rafael Mariano Grossi.
On August 24, Japanese specialists began dumping water into the Pacific Ocean, which was used to cool the reactors of the emergency Fukushima-1 nuclear power plant.
“Recent sampling and analysis of seawater near the plant has shown that tritium levels are below Japan’s maximum allowable levels. Our unbiased monitoring will continue throughout the water release, which is expected to will take a decade. As I said, the IAEA was there before and will continue to be there after these actions are completed,” Grossi said at an IAEA council meeting.
Earlier, Grossi promised that the tests would continue “until the last drop of water.”
The operator of the nuclear power plant took samples of the seawater after the water was released and reported that it met safety requirements.
Let’s remember that in March 2011, an earthquake occurred in Japan, which caused a tsunami. A giant wave led to an accident at the Fukushima-1 nuclear power plant.
In April 2021, Japanese authorities announced plans to gradually drain water from the station into the ocean after special treatment.
In August of this year, Japan began releasing water from Fukushima Daiichi into the ocean.
Source: korrespondent
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