Government Releases Current Status of Tritium Detection in Nearby Waters After the 23rd Discharge of Fukushima Contaminated Water

The government announced that the 23rd marine discharge of treated contaminated water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Japan had been completed normally. This discharge began on the 31st of last month and ended on the afternoon of the 18th, with a total of 7,863㎥ discharged. According to the government, the total amount of tritium contained in the discharged water was about 1.3 trillion becquerels, the same level as the 22nd discharge. In samples taken at the point where the discharged water mixed with seawater and was diluted during the discharge process, tritium concentrations were measured at 149 to 223 becquerels per liter, below the discharge standard of 1,500 becquerels per liter. A survey of waters near the Fukushima nuclear power plant also analyzed 10 locations within 3 km and 4 locations within 10 km, and tritium was detected at 16 becquerels per liter only at one location within 3 km. This is far below the suspension standard of 700 becquerels per liter. The South Korean government said it is continuing additional monitoring together with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and that there were no unusual findings in the onsite inspection.