International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director-general Rafael Grossi has joined scientists from the China, South Korea and Switzerland as they collected seawater samples near the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear power station as part of additional measures to increase testing.
The activity is part of the additional measures established after China and Japan agreed to extend the sampling and testing of treated water which Fukushima-Daiichi operator Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) started to discharge in August 2023.
Grossi said: “This is part of additional measures to facilitate broader participation in monitoring treated water release and independently verify safety.”