Tokyo Electric Power Company Delays Disclosure of Fukushima Nuclear Plant Radioactive Material Adsorption Filter Damage

Adsorption Filters Removing Radioactive Materials Damaged at 10 of 25 Sites
Tokyo Electric Power: "No Radiation Exposure Harm"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kwon Jae-hee] Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) has belatedly disclosed that there were additional problems with the contaminated water purification facilities at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.

According to Kyodo News on the 3rd, TEPCO announced the previous day that at least 10 filters that adsorb radioactive materials from the exhaust in the Advanced Liquid Processing System (ALPS), a device that removes multiple radioactive substances from the contaminated water at the Fukushima plant, were damaged. There are a total of 25 filter locations.

TEPCO explained that on the 24th of last month, while transferring sludge generated from the contaminated water purification process, an alarm indicating a rise in radioactive material concentration sounded, and upon inspection, some filters were found to be torn.

In addition to the damage found at that time, inspections of 10 more locations revealed similar damage at 9 sites.

TEPCO stated that no increase in surrounding radiation levels was confirmed, and no workers were found to be contaminated with radioactive materials.

This is not the first time there have been problems with the filters.

Two years ago, filter damage continued, leading to the replacement of all 25 filters.

However, TEPCO had not established a regular replacement cycle for the filters, and filter damage has been confirmed again this time.

TEPCO plans to inspect the remaining 14 filters and replace them if necessary.

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