Fukushima monitoring plans unveiled
CONTINUOUS PROBE: The Atomic Energy Agency would seek to join international efforts, which might be difficult due to China’s participation, an agency official said
Staff writer, with CNA
The Atomic Energy Council (AEC) is planning to spend more than NT$500 million (US$17.77 million) on early warning, monitoring and research activities focused on the waters around Taiwan, the council said yesterday.
The statement came after Japan on Tuesday last week announced that it plans to release processed wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant into the ocean in several years.
However, the council said that it had made preparations for such a move ahead of Tokyo’s announcement.