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From: PROTOCOLOFFICE-EM [mailto: protocoloffice-em@mofa.go.jp] Sent: Friday, April 15, 2011 5:31 PM To: PROTOCOLOFFICE-EM Subject: URGENT: Notice (17:20) Friday 15 April 2011

URGENT (1 7: 20) Friday 15 April 2011

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To All Missions (Embassies, Consular posts and International Organizations in Japan) With regard to the accident at Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA) will today announce the attached report regarding the release of lawlevel contaminated water into the ocean. The attached report contains the outlines of the report made by To kyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) to NISA as well as the evaluation by NISA on this TEPCO's report, among others. At its evaluation, as shown in the attached report, NISA on the one hand confirms that, compared to the data obtained in the week prior to the discharge, an outstanding deviation to the radioactive concentrations including ones in the vicinity of the NPS had not occurred. NISA, on the other hand, also says that observation on the further trend is needed, since the result that was obtained at the measuring points 30km off the coast of Fukushima Dai-ichi and Dai-ni NPS, which is monitored by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), had a tendency of increase.
The announcement of the attached report is scheduled at approximately on 18:00 today.

It is kindly asked to inform on this message to each headquarter as soon as possible. Contact: International Nuclear Energy Cooperation Division, Tel 03-5501-8227

t o b reeasdPrss t:18:00 on April 15th 20111

of Regarding the discharge of the waste water, of which the concentration radioactive materials exceeds the,concentration limit by the notification to, -: the sea (Report)

'

,April 1b,2:.20 Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency

1. Course of the event

(1) Tok-yo Electric PowerT- C,1IM: (TTEPCO) discharged the radioactive

waste water o.f. low .. oncentration collected in the Sub Dra-In Pits of

Units 5: ahd 6 of Fukushimna Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Station (NTPS) as well as th~e Radioactive Waste Mfratinent Facilities to the sea, as an emergency measure in 4accordae witkh paragraph I of -Article 64 of the Nuclear Regulation Act. (2) Prior~ to this, Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (INISA) collected
reports from TEPOO in advance regarding the views on discharge and impact assessment, etc. and confirmed thos'e contents, NISA also

requested technical advices from' the Nuclear Safety Commission. A~s a

result, NSAS judged that there was no significant impact. on human health and the discharge was imperative in order to avoid substantial risks. Furthermore, NISA directed TEPCOC to survey and confirm the impact of the spread of radioactive materials by strengthening the monitoring of the sea and mak:e .efforts to share information, etc. (Press Released on April 4i:h) (3)Today, TEPCO reported the result, of the discharge to the sea as well as the impact assessmeint, etc. 2. Outlines of the r.ePort by TEPCO (1) Regarding, the stagnant water accmulatediinside the Radioactve .Waste Treatment Facilities, it was discharged to the. sea on the south side ofthe Water Discharge Canal from 19:03 April 4th"tiU 17:40 April 10th. (Amount of discharge was about 9,0t). Regarding the stagnant water collected in Sub Drain Pits of Units 5 and. 6, it was discharged to the sea onii the north.side of the Water Discharge Canal from 21:00 April 4th till 18':52 April 9thf(Amount of discharge was:abouti!l;323t). The total amount

ofd..ischarged s

na. t water was 10,393 to s and the grO.ss amount of

To'ereleased t-o Press at:A1800 on April 15i.3 201 released radioactive materials was;,about,.1.5k10. 1 Becquerels.
as off the (2) Asa resutt of monitoring of the sea along the shore as well

Coas~tobvious deviation w)as noft con-firmed. The influence accompanied

wit

bth-e sea is approximately 0.6 thedischarge of stagnant waterto

mSvyear: ofeffective idoses per year for adiults even if they are supposed,

ad: seaweeds etc.,near the !site every day. (32-uther observation on the results of ocean monitoring currently in "operation and conitinuou~s impolementationi of 'impact. assessment arei
-toeait,ff

needed,.,

3Evaluat'ion et.

y NTISAk:

(1)Tie relationship b!tween* .thereport by(TEPCO dated April 4th and the items direCted by N-ISA April 4th, it was stated Accordngito tepor byddAtd that the amount of stagnant water to be discharged would be 11,500 released would tons and the gross amount of raidioactive materials to be confirmed that be ,,approximatly 1.7x10 1Bec3`uereS. However Ai was the .actual anount of discharged stagnant water and radioactive materials were below the amount above. Regarding the strengthening of monitoring, it was; confirmed that TEPCO ca-ired it out through increasing the number of monitoring points off the coast (Fromi3points to 6points) as well as the frequency

of monitoring (Fromn once a day to twice a 'day). Also it was confirmed

that' even if compared to the data of transition since a week prior to, the discharge, an outstanding deviafion to the radioactive concentrations Including ones in the vicinity of the ,NPS had not

occurred asz below. (a) The result of montoring adjacent to Units"'lto 4 (Near: the Southern WaterlDischarge Canal) .]'Regardingthis area, the high-level contaminated water has :already (The outflow from the Pits for Conduit around been flowed out. 'the.Intake, Channel of Unit 2 on 29 April) The radioactive concentration ,in the peripheral-area is still in the situation that it 'has oncerisen. (Iodine!3: Approximately 1-100 Bql cm3, Cesium 6Bq/.Icn3) 137.7Approximately 01-20

"In thsenvir~onment, the radioac6tie concenitrations of contamiinated

toeeleased to Press at: 18:00 on April 15",2.011

water discharged this time are 10 :Bqlcr3 of 'Iodine 131 and ,!5 BqIcms3of Cesium 137, which are not outstandingly differe'nt from thbse:of the srlroundin'g enironment. -:Even tough, some slight deviation is. foiud, the resulfs of measurement were obtaed withi the range almost0siniilr to tho....emeasured before the charge and none ofthe signi:ficant

difftereces are found.

(b) Thexresult of mondtoring adjacent to Units 5 and 6 (.Northern Water 'Disdharge C anal) is Regarding thi area,, the contaminated w ater with the hiighest level of

radioactive dose of all the discharged water this time, has been'
discharged. (Approximately 2 Bqt/ cm3 of Iodine 131 regarding the water in the Sub Drain Pit of Unit 6) Accompanied with the discharge this time, the radioactive concentrations were observed to have once risen. Ho0wever they have shifted to decline, However the deviation ofthe radioactive concentrations. are within the range almost similar to those measured before the discharge, and',noneL of the significant differences are found. (c) The resukbofmonitoring adjacent to the Fitk-ushima Daliini NPS Accompamed with the discharge this time, the radioactive concentrations were observed :to have once risen, However 'they have shified to decline. 6the radioactive concentrations are witb-n Howepver the deviationof ''the range almost similar to those measured before.the discharge and :nOne of the significat differences, axe found. (d) The. resuitts of monitoring at the points 15km off the 'coast. - Compared.:to. the environment :adjacent to the Fukushima Dai-.chi NPS, the level of radiation is lower by numbers in two digits. Significant: differences are not found accompanied with the discharge of contaminated water this time. * The resuilts measured at the newly installed 3 measuring points are at the almost same leveLas those at the existing 3 measuring points.

thbeb' released Lo Pressiat: 1:800 6n April 15.20111

The addition of measuring pointsissthought. to have contributed to the jimprovenent of credibility ofthe measurement resultsRegardinzg the strergthening of the measurement to decrease the discharge to the sea that NTSA directed., itwas confimed that TEPCO discqhged from the Water Discharge Canal of NPS to the outskirts of :the;bay to heighten the effect of diffusion and dilution. It was confirmed thatT EPCO opened the information to the public appropriately by making press releases, etc. regarding the result of monitoring. Observing the measured data Aat 30km off the coast that were obtained through the monitoring that. the Ministry of EEducation, ETechnolo :MXT) 'ca.rrying out, the Culure,. Sports, Scence and' :data had a tendency to decrease as a whole. However the resutt that

was obtained at the measuring points 30.km off the coast of Pukushirna DaOi-ichiand 1)ai-ni NPS, had a tendency to Increase. Even though it iha:,d not.haippened intentionally, as. t~here i s.the. couirse. of the radioactive wAter of:high concenitration to. lea from, Fukushima, Dal-ciNS
observation on the fu (2)'Actions to. be taken er trendis needed ...

Regarding before and, after of t~h~e discharge, even though

outstanding devation had not been confirmed. on the other hand, as there is the course of the radioactive water of high concentration to leak in the past from Fukushima Dai-ichi .NPS without any intentions, continuous observation is necessary for its effects. Therefore, TEPCO needs to continue monitoring including the effects :caused by the

Outflow of 'high le-v el radioactive water as well a s the impact asisess Ient..
NISA carries on confirming the results.of monitoring, etc. For this purpose, NISA gives directionsoto TEPCO as follows. oi: Regarding the impact, of the discharge to the sea this time, to implement the detailed assessment based on the amount of discharge this time, and the, resuts of monitoring, and ta.submit, the outcome. 13' In order to grasp more extensive effect in long 'term. to.increase the numbers of monitonrig pointsto impleme:nt the monitoring, and to.

Iobe rdeased toPress at,: 18:00 on April 5th ,2011

announce ,publicly the results of the montoring. (.) To-sampletfish, she]lfsh. etc. from the sea area in the vicnity of:the NPS, to cary out the measurement of radiation dose, to assess the effect, and to announce publicly the result.

Discharge amomt of the stagnant waterwith low-levelradioactivIty, etc. from the Fukushima Daiichl NPS < Tab~e 1 %i::i:: ....... > ' "Radioatve:Concentration(8qicm :=)=. " :" .D ls,.n re !:: ... ... : :".

. . - Os . . . H31 Os-34
Stagnant waler in the:

...... 7 " " . . Cs-,137 S=m

00
"4/10 . .2..--..950"".

rAm (r,,') ount

..

PerdSDlschargg

.. .

330
-

Radioactive Waste
Treatment Facilities:

6[,3EV0..

"AtSE* 44E*
.45

%070 9+,l $4/. 18:00

4/8

4X8 22-20o
17: 121

p~t: ,:i e. t}-.

.
...

. . !... ...... ..
E.2..

Watoer in the -. 'Sub Drain

Pt fhe Unit S:

5 17:2.. ' ..

Wae

ran2E+01

Znte

4,7E+00

CgE+D0

3.DE*011

373 4/4 21:00)- 4/9 19:52

XRadioactive Concentration (Bqfcrn3) of the stagnant water in the Radioactive Waste Treatment Faclities
is ,assessed Ine maximum value ofl the samples in the two Facilities shown in the faiUcwing by Radioactive Concmntration ~i(Bq=.)..

tabte.

.....

Cs-1.34 7EO )E0

CS-137 EoO BEM

SUM. L41 12E40

Stagnant water inthe:

Radioactive Waste-83+0 17reatment FacilittioC3E0
"In

the Non-Controlled

'.._:."::

fStagn~ant water n the,

Radioactive Waste.

Treatment Facikties
Iin the Cont rolled Area):.
<
__

V&-01

4.E..00

.E..00 4E4-00
_

Table 2

>_____
1-1i31

_________

___

total Arnount of Radioactivity

Cs-t34
4.

@Bq
Sumv
t4E ,1AE

Os-137
4.0E410

Stagnant water in the

Radioactive Waste
ITreatment Faciltites Waten the SubDraIin .

..IE400

1iOi

_________

!Pitofthe Unit 5.

,i.5E:09

2AE+08

26E+OB

2 OE+09

Water in the Sub'Drain

Pit'of the Unit 6 :Tcital " 7.5E409
..... ....

.BE+09 4.2El 0

I
18E'09
I

1.lE10
:.t

6-6E+1

4_2E-10

15E+.I I

-O:OE.: -0 means, O.Oxk10,-0

Measuring on~ce a dlay at the faliowing points Water Discharge Canal)

(Dr Near SouthenWater Uscrarge Canal of Fikushima Da-ichi NPS (appmx. 330m from SoUth of Fukushira Da-chi NPS 1-4Us

Sampling points

) Point of Approx. 30m Nonhward from the Fukushima Dal-ichi NPS 5-SUs Water Discharge Canal ,4, Near Northemr Water Discharge' Canal of Fukushha Dani NPS Nar Iwasawa shore 'Capprox. 16km fom Fukuma DaiIch NPS) Na G' Pont of 15km off the coast of Fukushima Dakchi NPS '; Point of 15km off the coast of rukeWshiTma Daki NPS

(approx 10km from Fuk-ushis Da{.chi NPS)

SParnt of 15km of' th'e coast of iwasawa shore S, Point of 15km off the coast of lHrono Tcr,%n ~Pai:nt of 15Xm off !he coast of Mfinaroisoma Clay hjPoint of15km off the ccestof Ukedo river

3I Ade
sa

ng

,Poin~tof !5kmnoff the coast of Fukus~hima DaiichiNPS J725" 3 L41, i2 ' J-5Point of15km off the coast of Fukushima Dai-ni NPS 37 '-,O'N, 2.4212'E * 2Pont of 15kmnoff the coast oflwasawa 57 1SNx, 14 1 '12 -Z

'Point of ISPkmoff the coast of Krom ohwn 15krn 37 10 IN, 2141122! (PoijrtLof 15km off thie coast of Mlinamisoma City 3 7 3S U, 11 Z, Porof 15km offthne coasl of Ukedoriver 37 30'r4 141h2'n

Radioactive Concentralion o: Seawater at the northern side of Water Discharge Canal of 5-6Us of Fukushima NsiJic111 NI'S (BqI cm3) 1000

100

10 I

Contcent'ration ULmi

01

(0,04 ahn3tc~)

k0,04 tBqicmn3)

0"001 t-

3/29

3130

3131

41--V

4/2

4/3 ' 4/4

415

4/61

417,

4/8

.4/9,

A4/10

4/11

4/12

4/13

4/14

Radioactkv 100 0..

of Fukushima Dai-nii NPS (Bcqom3). .. ... Concentration of Seawater at Near Northem Water Discharge Canal ........ .

Discharging Period

1 Cs71 4

10

Co'neritratlon irmit by ths Natlfioatoto

0.01

' :

(0.9.

01013

3129

3/30

3131

4/1

4/2

4/3

414

4/5

416i,

4/7

419 .4/8

4/10

4/11

4/12

4/13

4/14

II

Radioactive Concentration of Seawater at Near Southem Water Discharge Canal of Fukushirma Dal-ichi NIPS (Bq/cmrn) 1000
Dischwriing Period

100

Gs- ~137I

10 Aot

Concentratin

imit

by the Notification

:-

O- 134

(0.00 Do/cm ).

001

(0,04 13q/kn3) 1351

0.001 -3i 29 i

16,01

W31

4/1

412 - 4/3

4/4

4/5,

46 %40

4/8

.419

4.4mo4/.14 4113 4112 4/11

4114.

RadioacLive Concentration of Seawater at Near lwasawa Shore (13q/om3)

1000
dihsulintgi Period

I*.CI34I

100 j-,-

10

/
041 0,001
313 .1~ 33 41 4/" 413 . 14 41

.t=i.

by tile NotrationiUi

~1

(0.00 UMI/V-171) Cs-134

41

47 .

...

41..

4110

11. 4..

/....[

41..1.3

4/1

3124 3130

Ml

4h

412

413 .

4/4, ' '415

416

417

4/8

419

4/10

4/12

4113

4114

Radioactive Concentration of, Seawator at the point of 15kin Off the coast of Fukushima Dai-ichi NPS (Bq/cn3)

1000

100

I-4Cs-1341

10

Goancentraotit Limit b6y t0Notifioetblri 0.1

WO uq/on3)

00O1

0.001

41

: 4i

4/4,

415

4/6

4/7 ,

.1418

419

4/10

4/11

4112

4/13,

4M14

Rladipactivo conicent~ration of Seawater at thie point of 15knm off the coast of Fukushirnn Dai-ni NPS (Bq/`cm34) 1000
Dihnrg~ing period

100

10

Curcen~xtrati

Umit

n i

-I II
*--I

1*---m

(0.09 8r;Arn3)

A--

(0~04 Bq/cm3)

0101

0.601:
4/2 4/3 4/4

415

416

4/17

418

419

4/10

4111

4112

4113

4114

RadioactiveGConcentratioh of Seawater at the p6oint or I5km off thecoast of Hiron0 town (6(1/6m3) 1U000

Di. har ging,Period

j*Cs-.134j

100

10

It Con6e ntirs ton UnLI by vuto;Not; 06atriol 01

C s-134

0.01
(OA64 Bq/cnmJ).

0.001

2.

4M 4/3

4/4 4114

~4/5 4/5

416

4/7' 4/17

4/8 418

4/9 4/9,,

4/10 4MO

.4/11 4/11

4/12 4112

4(13 4/13

4114
411 4

Radioactive Concentratiof ot SeaWafer at the point ofti5im off tho~cato vaaasoe(qc3

1000

Patico

s.,atti134

(OOO Bi/tan31)

0.01,

U.01

4/2

4/3

A4

4/5

4166

4/4

4/8

419

4. 1liO0

4111

4/12

4/1.3

4/14

Radioactive CorGentxation

Qf

Seawaterat the pQint !5kmnoff the coast of MinamiSoma Cilty, (Bq/cm3)

Disobarsting Period

Cs14j

100137

10

Cvrncentration Umit: by tho Nolippailor,

(0.00 oq/mln3)

0
4/2 4/3 4/4 4/5

. ....... .. . .

4/6

4/7

4181:

4/9

. '4110

4111

4j 13

4/14

Radioactive:Concontration of Seawater at thepaint of 1Skm off the coast of Ukedo river (Blcq/cmn3)

1000
Di-lw iigp Period

VCaA34,

100

10

CO'neditration Limit by the 1`40otirctioutic ctl, 31

0:1
---

134 Os:C-

(0.04 u(4/r,14)

0,01

0.001 4/2 . V3 n 4/4 , 415 .416 4/7 4/8 419 4/10 4111 4/12 4/13: 4114