THE REVIEW BY THE IAEA

REGARDING THE HANDLING OF

ALPS TREATED WATER
SATO, Shinichi
Director of International Nuclear Cooperation Division
BRIEFING OVERVIEW

3. 4.
1. 2. Statement of
Three
IAEA and Timelines of the IAEA
components
Task Force the IAEA Director
of the
overview activities General
review

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1.1 IAEA OVERVIEW
IAEA is: Government of Japan requested to IAEA:
1. World’s central To monitor and review plans and activities related to
intergovernmental the discharge of the ALPS treated water to ensure the
forum in nuclear field safety and transparency
2. Working for the safe,
secure, and peaceful
uses of nuclear science
3. The organization with
IAEA will conduct the review against IAEA
total membership of Safety Standard (constitute harmonized
175
(as of March 2, 2022)
high levels of safety worldwide)

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1.2 IAEA OVERVIEW
(TASK FORCE)
Discharge of ALPS treated water will be conducted on a
scientific basis with the IAEA Task Force independent review.
[Photo credit : IAEA]
The Task Force :
1. Was established under the authority of the IAEA Secretariat and
chaired by a senior IAEA official.
2. IAEA staff members in the Task Force will serve as the primary source for
the technical and regulatory expertise needed to complete the IAEA’s
review
3. 11 internationally recognized experts* are included.
(Argentina, Australia, Canada, China, France, the Marshall Islands, the Republic of Korea, the
Russian Federation, the United Kingdom, the United States and Viet Nam. )
*The Task Force members will not work in a national capacity but as part of an international team managed by the IAEA.
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 2. TIMELINES 7th Task Force
Meeting

1st Task Force

Report Published 2nd Task Force Comprehensive
3rd Task Force Report Published Report will be
Meeting
Published

Basic Policy Issued 1st Task Force IAEA Safety IAEA Regulatory 2nd IAEA Safety 3rd Task Force
by GOJ Meeting Review Mission to Review Mission to Review Mission to Report will
METI/TEPCO NRA METI/TEPCO be Published

April July September November February June September November January

TODAY
2021 2021 2021 2021 2022 2022 2022 2022 2023

2nd IAEA
IAEA-Japan 2nd Task Force 5th Task Force 8th Task Force 9th Task Force
Regulatory Review
Signing Ceremony Meeting Meeting Meeting Meeting
Mission to NRA

IAEA Director
4th Task Force 6th Task Force
General Meets
Meeting Meeting
with METI
IAEA Director General committed to
IAEA Director provide support before, during and after
General Travels to
Japan the discharge of ALPS treated water
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3 THREE COMPONENTS OF
THE REVIEW
Assessment of Review TEPCO’s implementation plan and supporting documentation.
Protection and
Safety Focus on technical considerations such as source characterization, safety related aspects of the
approach, occupational radiation exposure, radiological environmental impact assessment.

Regulatory Review NRA actions and processes relevant to the project

Activities and
Process Focus on safety objectives, regulatory requirements, regulatory assessment, regulatory inspections.

Independent Independent sampling and analysis to corroborate data from Japan.

Sampling, Data Analyze levels of radionuclides in samples taken for source and environmental monitoring.
Corroboration*
and Analysis Corroborate capabilities for assessing occupational exposure.

*Third-party organizations also participate in the corroboration of source terms, and the following
organizations have participated : L'Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire (IRSN), France/ Korea
Institute of Nuclear Safety (KINS) / Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), USA /Labor Spiez, Switzerland etc
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 4. STATEMENT OF THE IAEA
DIRECTOR GENERAL
“The Task Force’s findings from its first mission in February
2022 were considered in depth and have been reflected in
Japan’s revisions to the plan. The IAEA will continue its
impartial and science-based review of the proposed discharge
plan,” said IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi.

”We the IAEA will also be able to ascertain that once discharge
of processed water goes into the Pacific Ocean, that is right
behind us, it will be done in full conformity with the
international standards and therefore it will not cause any
harm to the environment.”

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SUMMARY
Under the IAEA's review, the Japanese
Government has committed to:
1. taking measures in accordance
with international standards and
practice,
2. fully taking into account the impact
on the environment as well as the
health and safety of people, and
3. placing transparency and
accountability to the
international community.