It was the second such mission, following one in February of this year. Reviews will be carried out continually prior to release of the water, during the release, and afterward.<\/p>\n
The IAEA mission to Japan, which took place from November 14 to 18, was composed of seven officials from the IAEA itself, including Gustavo Caruso, director and coordinator for the Fukushima ALPS project (within the department of Nuclear Safety and Security of the IAEA), accompanied by nine international experts from Argentina, China, the Republic of Korea, France, the Marshall Islands, Russia, the United Kingdom, the United States and Vietnam.<\/p>\n
At a meeting with representatives of Japan\u2019s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and the Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), a review was made of the following technical aspects, which had been identified in a report issued in April after the previous mission:<\/p>\n
\u30fbcrosscutting requirements and recommendations<\/p>\n
\u30fbcharacterization of discharge and source term<\/p>\n
\u30fbsafety-related aspects of systems and processes for controlling discharges<\/p>\n
\u30fbradiological environmental impact assessment<\/p>\n
\u30fbregulatory control and authorization of discharges<\/p>\n
\u30fbsource and environmental monitoring programs<\/p>\n
\u30fbinvolvement of interested parties<\/p>\n
\u30fboccupational radiation protection<\/p>\n
In particular, the delegation, based on IAEA safety standards, reviewed items related to the contents of the Application Documents for Approval to Amend the Implementation Plan for the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station\u2019s Specified Nuclear Facility, which had been submitted by TEPCO to the Nuclear Regulation Authority of Japan (NRA) two weeks ago, on November 14. They included changes to the organizational structure for managing the discharge and to the radionuclides to be measured and assessed in the treated water.<\/p>\n
On November 16, the mission visited TEPCO\u2019s Fukushima Daiichi to conduct an on-site review of the progress of work to install facilities for dilution and discharge of the treated water.<\/p>\n
Two days later, on November 18, IAEA\u2019s Caruso held a press conference at the Foreign Press Center in Tokyo, in which he stated, \u201cOur reports will be made widely available to the public. The IAEA\u2019s scientific assessments should provide confidence to the people of Japan and to all IAEA member countries.\u201d<\/p>\n
In those remarks, he emphasized his organization\u2019s attitude of strict adherence to international standards and a high level of transparency. He also said that his group would release a comprehensive report prior to the start of release of the ALPS-treated water, slated for next spring.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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