◀ Anchor ▶
Japan is expected to begin discharging contaminated water from 1:00 p.m. today.
Let’s find out by connecting a reporter for the local atmosphere of Fukushima.
Reporter Jang In-soo, please tell me.
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Yes, I am in a fishing village in Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.
Outwardly, it is quiet and carefree.
However, if you ask the fishermen, the atmosphere of resignation is evident, saying, “In the end, something has come” and “What will the government do?”
TEPCO is said to have completed all technical procedures for discharge.
TEPCO first filtered the radioactivity of the contaminated water stored in the tank through a multi-nuclide removal facility.
However, the contaminated water still contains tritium.
TEPCO sent 1 ton of contaminated water with tritium remaining to the dilution facility the day before yesterday and mixed it with 1,200 tons of seawater.
Then, the diluted contaminated water is collected to confirm that the tritium concentration is below the discharge standard of 1,500 becquerels per liter.
If this criterion is satisfied, discharge will begin this afternoon.
◀ Anchor ▶
I think I’m almost ready, but could the weather affect the release?
◀ Reporter ▶
yes. That’s right.
The Japanese government announced that it would measure the concentration of tritium by collecting seawater and fish off the coast of Fukushima as soon as the discharge of contaminated water begins.
To this end, the Japanese government will launch a ship off the coast of Fukushima to release and collect the fish.
The Japanese government plans to regularly measure and announce tritium levels, and the figures measured today will be released as early as the 27th.
If it is difficult to float the collection line due to bad weather conditions, there is a possibility that the discharge may be delayed.
As you can see, the current sea waves are calm, so it seems likely that the release will proceed at 1:00 pm as scheduled.
Tokyo Electric Power Co., Ltd. will hold a press conference at its headquarters in Tokyo at 9:00 a.m. and will officially announce the release date.
So far, we have delivered from Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture.
2023-08-23 22:16:50
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