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IAEA publishes report on samples of treated water from Fukushima Daiichi plant
The International Atomic Energy Agency has released a new report on analysis of samples of treated and diluted water discharged into the ocean from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.
It says the results are consistent with a 2023 report which "concluded that the discharge would have a negligible radiological impact on people and the environment."
The IAEA published the latest report as part of additional monitoring measures that began last year.
The number of locations for collecting samples was increased as part of the measures.
The report covers a sample of seawater collected near the plant in October last year.
It says experts from research institutions in China, South Korea and Switzerland took part in the analysis of the seawater collected near the plant.
Japan's Foreign Ministry says missions for conducting the additional measures have been carried out three times so far, and that further survey results are expected to be published in due course.
The ministry says Japan's government "will continue to maintain close coordination with the IAEA in sharing information with the international community in a highly transparent manner and fostering a better understanding of the safety of the discharge of ALPS treated water within both the domestic and international communities."
ALPS is the Advanced Liquid Processing System, used to treat water that accumulates at the plant.
Water used to cool molten fuel at the Fukushima plant has been mixing with rain and groundwater. The accumulated water is being treated to remove most radioactive substances, but still contains tritium.
Before releasing the treated water into the ocean, the plant's operator dilutes it to reduce the tritium level to about one-seventh of the World Health Organization's guidance level for drinking water.
