Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority Reports on Leakage and Sea Water Radioactivity

Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority Reports on Leakage and Sea Water Radioactivity

Updates of 10 October 2013

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Repair work being undertaken on a pressure-resistant hose joint following a leak at the temporary warehouse for the desalination system, 9 October 2013. (Photo: TEPCO)

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Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority Reports on Leakage and Sea Water Radioactivity (10 October 2013)

On 9 October 2013, the Japanese Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) provided the IAEA an update on current levels of radioactivity in seawater as of 8 October 2013.
The NRA also issued a press release on 9 October 2013 that reports the leakage of contaminated water from a desalination system in use at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, which led to the exposure of six workers.
The NRA provided these links to the TEPCO website which provide further details of TEPCO's report submitted to the NRA:

• http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp-com/release/2013/1231306_5130.html
• http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp-com/release/2013/1231302_5130.html
• http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp-com/release/2013/1231301_5130.html
• http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp-com/release/2013/1231300_5130.html
• http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp-com/release/2013/1231292_5130.html
• http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp-com/release/2013/1231288_5130.html

The NRA also provided the IAEA a report providing sea water radioactivity monitoring data as of 8 October 2013.

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