Japan Nuclear Regulation Authority to Issue Certification for Contaminated Water Facility to Tokyo Electric Power on 7th

Certificate of Completion for Discharge Facility Performance Inspection
Possible Release of Contaminated Water from Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant After Issuance

The Nuclear Regulation Authority of Japan is scheduled to issue a final stage inspection certificate confirming the performance of the discharge facilities to Tokyo Electric Power Company, the operator of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, regarding the release of contaminated water into the ocean on the 7th.

Yamanaka Shinsuke, Chairman of the Japan Nuclear Regulation Authority (left), is inspecting the contaminated water discharge facility at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant on the 24th of last month.
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According to Japanese media such as NHK and Mainichi Shimbun on the 5th, the Nuclear Regulation Authority held a regular meeting that day and reached this conclusion. Earlier, the Nuclear Regulation Agency, the secretariat of the regulation authority, sent inspectors to the site from the 28th to the 30th of last month to check for any leaks or abnormalities in the facilities that send contaminated water to the sea, and to verify whether the dilution facilities mixing contaminated water with seawater and the emergency shut-off devices were functioning properly.

In this inspection conducted ahead of the contaminated water discharge planned for this summer, it was judged that there were no problems with the facilities, and it was decided to issue a "(inspection) completion certificate" to Tokyo Electric Power Company, indicating that the facilities passed. Once this certificate is issued, the discharge of contaminated water into the ocean will be possible. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) also evaluated in a comprehensive report released the previous day that the Fukushima nuclear power plant's contaminated water ocean discharge plan complies with international safety standards.

With all procedures related to the discharge completed, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will make the final decision on the timing of the discharge. On the day following the IAEA report release, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan explained the contents of the IAEA report and emphasized the safety of the discharge to officials of the Fisheries Cooperative Federation in Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture.

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