IAEA inspection of environmental assessment of discharge of contaminated water from Japan...Participation of Korea-China experts

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) sends experts to the site to verify that Japan is properly conducting an environmental impact assessment on the discharge of contaminated water from Fukushima's first nuclear power plant.

The IAEA said in a statement on the 4th local time that international experts will participate in on-site monitoring from the 7th to the 15th.

Experts were selected by member organizations of the IAEA's international radioactive material analysis network, including the Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety and Technology, China's Third Marine Research Institute, and Switzerland's Spitz Institute.

These organizations will monitor the sample collection process for problems on the spot and conduct analysis and comparison verification of the collected samples.

Since Japan began discharging contaminated water into the ocean in August last year, it has been checking for radioactive substances in seawater, aquatic life, and the surrounding environment above the standard.