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.
Taiwan to allocate NT$500 million to monitor Japan s radioactive water
04/22/2021 05:45 PM
Photo courtesy of Kyodo News
Taipei, April 22 (CNA) Taiwan s nuclear regulatory authority on Thursday pledged to spend a total of NT$500 million (US$17.6 million) over the coming years to establish a warning system to monitor the waters around the country in the wake of a decision by Japan to release treated radioactive water from a disabled nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean in two years.
Minister of the Atomic Energy Council (AEC) Hsieh Shou-shing (謝曉星) said that of the total budget, NT$128 million will be spent on working with the Ocean Affairs Council on an 18-month project to establish the warning system.
Taiwan seeks to join U.N. mission monitoring Japan wastewater plan
04/21/2021 05:33 PM
The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. Kyodo News photo
Taipei, April 21 (CNA) Taiwan will seek to join an international mission to be deployed by the United Nations nuclear watchdog to monitor Japan s plans to dump treated radioactive water into the ocean, Minister of the Atomic Energy Council (AEC) Hsieh Shou-shing (謝曉星) said Wednesday.
Even though Taiwan is not a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), nor a U.N. member, the minister said he was optimistic the country would be included in the IAEA-led mission, during a legislative session.