The discharge of water from the Fukushima-1 nuclear power plant cannot be considered safe as no one has done a real risk assessment. This was stated by Hideyuki Ban, representative of the Japanese non-governmental organization Citizens’ Nuclear Information Center. DEA News.
According to the expert, the IAEA research did not affect the long-term environmental impact of this process. In this context, the expert is confident that the agency’s conclusions regarding the security of Tokyo’s decision are not scientifically sound.
“One-time water discharge or an evaluation [компании] TERSO is subject to 10 thousand tons of discharge per year. But this will continue for another 30 years. But no one has made an assessment of what the impact on the environment will be in 30 years,” Ban explained.
August 24 Japanese company Tokio Electric Power (TEPCO) started To the discharge of the first batch of water free of radiation from Fukushima-1. The fluid is diverted to the ocean, previously diluted with large volumes of seawater and reduced tritium content.
The nuclear power plant was destroyed on March 11, 2011, as a result of the most severe earthquake in Japan’s history. The ensuing tsunami flooded basements where backup generators and switches were located. The station completely lost electricity and all cooling systems as a result of the melting of nuclear fuel in various power units.
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