Data on the safety of Japan’s plans to discharge treated water from the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear power station into the sea will be corroborated by using interlaboratory comparisons involving both International Atomic Energy Agency facilities and independent third-party laboratories in France, South Korea, Switzerland and the US.
The agency said in a new report that all of the laboratories are members of the network of Analytical Laboratories for the Measurement of Environmental Radioactivity (Almera).
The corroboration work is one of the three components in an IAEA task force’s review of Japan’s plans to ensure they are in line with IAEA safety standards.
The review also comprises assessments of the technical plans and of regulatory activities and processes related to the water discharge.
The agency said in a new report that all of the laboratories are members of the network of Analytical Laboratories for the Measurement of Environmental Radioactivity (Almera).
The corroboration work is one of the three components in an IAEA task force’s review of Japan’s plans to ensure they are in line with IAEA safety standards.
The review also comprises assessments of the technical plans and of regulatory activities and processes related to the water discharge.
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