PUBLICATION OF A REPORT ON INTERLABORATORY COMPARISON RELATED TO ALPS TREATED WATER CONDUCTED BY THE IAEA

TOKYO, Sept. 28 -- Ministry of the Environment issued the following news:

Publication of a report on Interlaboratory Comparison related to ALPS treated water conducted by the IAEA 1. At the request of the Government of Japan (GOJ), the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has been conducting Interlaboratory Comparison (ILC) to independently verify the results of Sea Area Monitoring in Japan.

The GOJ would like to announce that the IAEA has released a report presenting the results of an ILC for the purpose of corroboration on the Sea Area Monitoring related to ALPS treated water in 2024.

2.In the report, the IAEA concludes that "Japan's sample collection procedures followed the appropriate standards required to obtain representative ...