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One year after the decision to discharge contaminated water into the ocean: Three videos on contaminated water from ALPS treatment released

April 13, 2022
On April 13, 2021, the government decided to release ALPS-treated contaminated water into the ocean.

The water stored in the tanks, once treated by ALPS, contains not only tritium but also residual radioactive materials such as cesium-134, cesium-137, strontium-90, iodine-129, and plutonium, exceeding the standard in about 70% of the cases. TEPCO has stated that it will conduct secondary treatment, but has not clarified which radioactive materials will ultimately remain and how much.

In August 2015, the government and TEPCO promised the Fukushima Prefectural Fisheries Federation that they would not carry out any disposal without the understanding of all concerned. After the decision to discharge the waste into the ocean, TEPCO President Kobayakawa stated, “We have no intention of reneging on our promise. However, despite the opposition of fishermen, consumers, and a wide range of citizens in and outside of Fukushima Prefecture, procedures are steadily underway to release the waste into the ocean.

Against this backdrop, FoE Japan has created a series of short videos to get people to think about the issue of discharging contaminated water from the ALPS process into the ocean. The videos pick up on various issues surrounding ALPS-treated contaminated water. What is contaminated water?　What’s in it?” , “What is tritium?” , “What are the alternatives?” and “What do the people have to say?” (to be released) (each is less than 2 minutes and 20 seconds). Please take a look.

1 What is contaminated water? What is contained?

2 What is tritium?

3 What is the alternative?

https://foejapan.org/issue/20220413/7467/?fbclid=IwAR2wiZ-qdEGv9rR-FSCeoRoJMlxvnOUTHesBzSvj5whedahAj2-yy6PD10M

April 17, 2022 - Posted by dunrenard | Fuk 2022 | Fukushima Daiichi, Radioactive Water, Sea release