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Japan nuclear watchdog to boost monitoring spots for TEPCO ‘treated’ water release

Smooth propaganda spinning from NHK, ‘treated’ water instead of the reality: radioactive water!

February 16, 2022

Japan’s nuclear watchdog has decided to boost maritime monitoring spots in anticipation of the release of treated water from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

The plant operator, Tokyo Electric Power Company, or TEPCO, plans to release treated water into the sea, starting from around spring next year.

Water, which has either been used to cool molten fuel or seeped into damaged reactor buildings, has become contaminated with radioactive materials.

TEPCO is treating the water by filtering out most of the radioactive substances. But the filtered water still contains tritium.
The utility plans to discharge the treated water after diluting the tritium level to well below national standards.

The Nuclear Regulation Authority on Wednesday discussed ways to measure levels of radioactive substances in the seawater, based on advice from an expert panel of the Environment Ministry.

The authority decided to increase its tritium monitoring locations from 12 to 20, and to lower the minimum detectible level to enable more precise measurements.

It will adopt these enhancements this spring. This would allow for comparison of water before and after release.

The total of tritium monitoring locations, including those of the Environment Ministry, will be increased to around 50, mainly within 10 kilometers of the release spot.

The head of the authority, Fuketa Toyoshi, called for sufficient confirmation to prevent substandard measurements and errors, noting that analysis of tritium takes time and analytic laboratories are limited.

TEPCO claims that impacts from exposure to treated water are minimal, but fears of damage based on rumors remain strong, especially among local residents.

The government and the plant operator hope that stepped-up monitoring would help ease such concerns.

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February 17, 2022 - Posted by dunrenard | Fuk 2022 | Fukushima Daiichi, Propaganda, Radioactive Water, Sea release, Spinning