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Additional Measures under the IAEA Framework Related to the Discharge of ALPS Treated Water into the Sea
May 22, 2026
As a part of the additional measures under the IAEA framework that Japan and the IAEA concurred on conducting in September 2024, IAEA officials and experts from third-party laboratories will visit Japan and collect samples on May 29.
- This is the eighth mission for conducting the additional measures since October 2024.
- The third-party laboratories from China, Republic of Korea, Russia, and Switzerland, will participate in the additional measures.
(Reference) Past missions for conducting the additional measures
- 1st: October 15, 2024 (collection of seawater)
- 2nd: February 19, 2025 (collection of seawater), February 20, 2025 (selection of fishery products), February 21, 2025 (collection of ALPS treated water prior to dilution with seawater)
- 3rd: April 15, 2025 (collection of ALPS treated water diluted with seawater)
- 4th: June 17, 2025 (collection of ALPS treated water prior to dilution with seawater)
- 5th: September 9, 2025 (collection of seawater), September 10, 2025 (selection of fishery products)
- 6th: December 5, 2025 (collection of ALPS treated water diluted with seawater)
- 7th: February 4, 2026 (collection of seawater), February 5, 2026 (selection of fishery products)