Press Release
December 12, 2023
- Water & Soil
Publication of a report on Interlaboratory Comparison conducted jointly with IAEA
1. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has organized Interlaboratory Comparisons (ILCs) to assist the Government of Japan (GOJ) in ensuring that the results of Sea Area Monitoring in Japan are credible and transparent.
The GOJ would like to announce that the IAEA released a report summarizing the results of ILC in 2022.
2. n the report, the IAEA concludes that the results obtained demonstrate a continued high level of accuracy and competence on the part of the Japanese laboratories which conduct Sea Area Monitoring.
3. Since 2022, another ILC has been conducted to corroborate the results of Sea Area Monitoring related to ALPS treated water and its report will be published separately by the IAEA.
The GOJ would like to announce that the IAEA released a report summarizing the results of ILC in 2022.
2. n the report, the IAEA concludes that the results obtained demonstrate a continued high level of accuracy and competence on the part of the Japanese laboratories which conduct Sea Area Monitoring.
3. Since 2022, another ILC has been conducted to corroborate the results of Sea Area Monitoring related to ALPS treated water and its report will be published separately by the IAEA.
■Outline of ILCs
The Ministry of the Environment (MOE), Japan, conducts Sea Area Monitoring based on the Comprehensive Radiation Monitoring Plan. At the request of the GOJ, the IAEA has organized ILCs since 2014 to assist the GOJ in ensuring that the results of Sea Area Monitoring in Japan are credible and transparent.
In addition to experts from the IAEA, experts from laboratories in Finland and the Republic of Korea visited Japan in November 2022 to jointly collect samples. The IAEA released the report summarizing the results of ILCs in 2022.
In addition to experts from the IAEA, experts from laboratories in Finland and the Republic of Korea visited Japan in November 2022 to jointly collect samples. The IAEA released the report summarizing the results of ILCs in 2022.
■ Full report
The report is available on the IAEA website.
https://www.iaea.org/sites/default/files/23/12/12_japan_ilc_2022_report.pdf
https://www.iaea.org/sites/default/files/23/12/12_japan_ilc_2022_report.pdf
