14 September, 2021
IAEA Deputy Director General Evrard Visits Japan in Advance of Safety Review of ALPS-treated Water
From September 6 to 9, Deputy Director General Lydie Evrard of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)—and who is also in charge of the agency’s Department of Nuclear Safety and Security—met in Japan with officials from Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry as well as other agencies and ministries.
The purpose of her visit was to discuss schedules and items to be reviewed. toward the implementation of a review of safety of water treated by the Advanced Liquid Processing System (ALPS-treated water) at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs).
In April, the Japanese government announced its basic policy of releasing ALPS-treated water into the sea beginning in approximately two years. In the future, assessments are to be made of three issues: (1) the characteristics of the water to be released, (2) the safety of the process of releasing the water, and (3) the radiological effects on people and the environment, based on IAEA safety standards.
Given that reviews by the agency are expected to continue for several years, the parties now further agreed that a review team shou...more
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1 September, 2021
Evaluation Report Issued by IAEA’s Review Mission to Fukushima Daiichi: First Visit since 2018
On August 27, a peer review was completed by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) concerning Japan's plans and activities toward the decommissioning the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs).
The leader of the team that visited Japan, Director Christophe Xerri of the IAEA’s Division of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology, delivered a review report to State Minister Kiyoshi Ejima of Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). The report includes important acknowledgments of progress in 26 areas.
The IAEA’s review mission was its fifth to Japan, the previous one having taken place in November 2018. This time, as part of precautions against COVID-19, only team leader Xerri and one other person actually visited the Fukushima Daiichi site on August 23 and 24 for on-site investigations. Prior to that, from the end of June to early August, the full team held online conferences with Japanese parties twice weekly.
Separately, IAEA senior officials will visit Japan ...more
