Tokyo Electric Power Company: “ALPS treated water has negligible impact on the environment and people”… “Fourth release next year” = South Korean report

TEPCO states, ``In accordance with Japan's domestic safety standards, environmental impact assessment based on customary international law, and the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) comprehensive report, ``The release of ALPS (multi-nuclide removal equipment) treated water is harmful to the environment and people.
It is assessed that the impact is negligible." TEPCO will conduct its fourth release next year, and including the three releases in 2023, it will release a total of 5 trillion becquerels.
It will release thium. During a press conference held on the 1st of this month, a TEPCO spokesperson met reporters from the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) and said, ``ALPS treated water is contaminated with tritium radioactive materials.''
``We have confirmed that the levels are below the standards of that country,'' and ``As for tritium, we dilute it with seawater and release it to below the level of 60,000 becquerels per cubic meter.''
A spokesperson said, ``We started releasing tritium into the ocean in August of this year, and we are monitoring the overall nationally-specified concentration of tritium in seawater, and the release is being carried out safely as planned.''
Regarding seawater monitoring, a third-party organization selected by the IAEA conducted sampling at the end of October, and the results of the sample analysis will be compiled into a report."
Regarding the safety of tritium, he said, ``All countries that have nuclear power release tritium in a manner that meets standards under concentration control.'' ``If it is released in a controlled manner,
There is no impact (on health).'' On the other hand, the Japanese authorities have expressed concerns about the safety, science, objectivity, neutrality, and transparency of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant's "radioactively treated water" released into the ocean through the ALPS.
I emphasized that. A Japanese official who met with reporters from the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the 30th of last month said, ``The amount of tritium released into the ocean is one-seventh of the amount stipulated by the WHO (World Health Organization).''
"Like the Korean government, the Japanese government will not do any harm to Japan or its people."