Japan's Nuclear Wastewater Contamination Meets WHO Safety Standards

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Adi Ahdiat 01/09/2023 17:10 WIB

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According to the METI, the tritium contamination level in Japan's nuclear wastewater is less than 1,500 Bq per liter, which is within the WHO's safe drinking water standard.

Tritium Concentration in WHO Drinking Water Standards and Japanese Nuclear Wastewater (August 2023)

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Tritium Concentration in WHO Drinking Water Standards and Japanese Nuclear Wastewater (August 2023)

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Japan discharged nuclear wastewater into the ocean in August 2023. The wastewater is treated water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) reactors, owned by Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco).

Before discharge, Tepco claimed to have processed the wastewater using the Advanced Liquid Processing System (ALPS), bringing the level of radioactive contamination to safe standards.

According to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), an autonomous body for global nuclear cooperation, the ALPS method can remove various radioactive substances from nuclear wastewater, except for tritium.

"Tritium cannot be removed by the ALPS system, nor by any other industrial technology," stated the IAEA team in their report, *Comprehensive Report on the Safety Review of the ALPS-Treated Water at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station* (July 2023).

The concentration of tritium in Japan's nuclear wastewater is claimed to be within the World Health Organization (WHO) safety standards.

In its *Guidelines for drinking-water quality* (March 2022), the WHO sets the safe limit for tritium contamination in drinking water for human consumption at a maximum of 10,000 Becquerel/Bq (radioactive unit) per liter.

Meanwhile, according to the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI), the tritium level in their nuclear wastewater is less than 1,500 Bq per liter.

This was also confirmed by the IAEA, a third-party monitoring the discharge of Tepco's nuclear waste.

"The impact of the discharge (of the treated Tepco wastewater) on humans is consistent with international safety standards," said the IAEA team in their report, *Comprehensive Report on the Safety Review of the ALPS-Treated Water at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station* (July 2023).

Editor : Adi Ahdiat

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