Japan has made significant progress as it prepares to discharge treated water from the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear power station into the ocean, the International Atomic Energy Agency said in its first report on the project.
The report summarises overall progress in the technical preparations for the water discharge. It compiles the initial findings from the IAEA task force’s first review mission to Japan’s Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco), operator of the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear power station, and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (Meti) in February 2022.
IAEA director-general Rafael Grossi welcomed the initial findings and said the task force was satisfied that Tepco and Meti have identified the appropriate next steps for the water discharge scheduled for 2023. “The work will continue so the task force can provide its conclusions before the discharge,” Mr Grossi said.
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