Press Releases

1. In the session, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, and Nuclear Regulation Authority explained an overview of the report on its Second Review Mission of Safety Aspects of Handling of ALPS treated water, which was published by IAEA on April 5. Subsequently, the Government of Japan explained an overview of the report on its Second Review Mission of Regulatory Aspects of Handling of ALPS treated water, which was published by IAEA on May 4 and the approval by NRA on May 10 to amend the implementation plan for the Operational Measures of ALPS Treated Water Discharge at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, followed by a Q&A session with those in attendance.
2. The Government of Japan continues to explain the situation of the FDNPS to the international community in a courteous and transparent manner in close collaboration among relevant ministries and agencies.

[Participated countries and region]
　Algeria, Argentine, Austria, Cambodia, China, Cuba, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Indonesia, Iraq, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Oman, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Sweden, United States of America

[NOTE] ALPS treated water
　ALPS treated water is water which is processed by devices such as ALPS (Advanced Liquid Processing System) to ensure that the concentration of the radioactive materials other than tritium surely meet the regulatory standards for safety. In addition, it is planned that ALPS treated water will then be sufficiently diluted before the discharges into the sea so that radioactive materials including tritium will be far below the regulatory standards for safety.

[Related Links]

• Publication of the 4th Report on IAEA’s Review of Safety Related Aspects of Handling ALPS Treated Water at TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
• Publication of the 5th Report on IAEA’s Safety Related Aspects of Handling ALPS Treated Water at TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station