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Japanese Government and Korean Inspection Team, ‘Understanding Purification Facility’ Access to Contaminated Water Facility Operation ‘Blocked’

김종찬안보 2023. 5. 23. 17:31
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The Japanese government announced the visit of the Korean delegation on the discharge of treated water from the nuclear power plant as a 'deepening understanding of the inspection of the purification facility', and earlier, in the interim report of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), it was revealed that "the Korean representative also participated in the 'facility inspection'", revealing that the contaminated water and We reaffirmed the 'exclusion of direct investigation' of facility operational functions.

At a press conference on the morning of the 23rd, Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno said of the Korean inspection team, "With the participation of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, we plan to hear an explanation from Tokyo Electric Power." I will try to lose,” he said.

Minister Matsuno continued, "Today and tomorrow, we plan to visit the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant." We inspect various facilities,” he said.

In an interim report in early May, the IAEA said, "We have reaffirmed that there is no problem with Japan's polluted water treatment process and that Japan's regulatory agencies are playing a sufficient role and function." 'Effluent inspection' before discharge was separated.

In the middle stage of the IAEA's 'treatment process' inspection, Korea dispatches an inspection team and agrees with Japan on 'treatment facility inspection' through 'question and response'. excluded from the beginning.

The 21-person inspection team, including the head of the inspection team, Yoo Kook-hee (Chairman of the Nuclear Safety and Security Commission), was the object of inspection from the beginning. External equipment inspections such as emergency shut-off valves and radiation monitors were identified as inspection targets and completely blocked from 'inspection of drinking water standards'.

Yomiuri said, “On the 23rd, a delegation of Korean experts began inspecting the nuclear power plant regarding marine discharge of treated water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant of Tokyo Electric Power Corporation, and the inspection of the purification treatment facility and other facilities lasted for two days until the 24th.” There are strong concerns about the safety of being discharged into the sea, and the purpose is to deepen public understanding,” reported 'Understanding the Facility'.

Yomiuri continued, “According to the preliminary announcement by the delegation (Korea), the nuclear power plant has a multi-nuclide removal equipment (ALPS Alps) that purifies and treats contaminated water, a tank that measures and checks tritium contained in the treated water, and treated water. The focus will be on facilities that carry water to the beach,” he said in an inspection of three facilities.

The Japanese government revealed how TEPCO added a large amount of seawater to treated water purified with ALPS, diluted the tritium concentration to less than 1/7 of the World Health Organization (WHO) drinking water standard, and discharged it off the coast of the plant.

The Japanese government and Tokyo Electric Power said they would launch and treat such a contaminated water treatment system by this summer, and last year the Korean government included some of the 'experts' in the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) delegation, and the IAEA said at the time that the release plan was "reasonable." An interim report was issued, but the Korean government did not disclose the IAEA interim report.

The joint statement at the Hiroshima G7 Summit said, "We support the IAEA's independent verification to be conducted in accordance with IAEA's safety standards and international law to ensure that there is no harm to human beings and the environment." , We welcome Japan's transparent efforts based on scientific evidence," he said, specifying an "independent inspection" and the final report has not yet been released.

In a press release on the 23rd, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a press release saying that Foreign Minister Qin Gang held a meeting with IAEA Secretary-General Rafael Grossi and said, "We will properly handle the nuclear submarine cooperation between the United States, Britain and Australia and Japan's discharge of contaminated water to safeguard the authority and public confidence of the IAEA and promote international nuclear non-proliferation. We hope to protect the system and protect international security.”

"The IAEA will not support any country discharging contaminated water into the sea, nor will it agree to any activity that violates international safety standards," said Grossi, secretary-general of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, on the discharge of polluted water. .

Japan's international verification of polluted water emissions differs from international standards in which the operation of marine facilities is inspected by the direct operation of normal inspection agencies while Tokyo Electric Power, the cause of the accident, operates its self-developed purification facility privately.