The Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences published its findings from the survey of the waters of the Pacific Ocean, the Sea of Okhotsk (eastern Russia) and the Sea of Japan.
The political group of the Anna Science and Technology News Agency, quoting the “Nchiki” network, the Far East branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, published its findings from the survey of the waters of the Pacific Ocean, the Sea of Okhotsk (Eastern Russia) and the Sea of Japan.
Russia has been conducting an independent study of the waters since 2022, before Japan began releasing treated and diluted water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant last August.
According to this report, one liter of sea water on average contains about 0.12 becquerels (unit of radiation intensity) of tritium, which is much lower than the Russian safety standard (7700 becquerels per liter).
This level of tritium does not pose a threat to the environment, and the types of fish and shellfish caught throughout Japan are safe to eat, and so far there has been no reason for people to worry about these seafood products. .
The Russian Academy of Sciences in the Far East added: Russia has limited the import of Japanese seafood since October last year (Aban 1402) following the release of purified water.
Meanwhile, officials of the Japanese embassy in Moscow told NHK news agency: They confirm what was written in the report of the Russian Academy.
These officials added: they have provided scientific data to the Russian side and welcome the independent action of Russian researchers to confirm the safety of sea water.
Officials of the Japanese embassy also announced that they will take action on Russia's request to lift the restrictions on the import of seafood from their country.
According to the report, the water drained from Fukushima has been treated to remove most of the radioactive material but still contains traces of tritium. Before releasing treated water into the ocean, the operator of the Fukushima plant dilutes it to reduce tritium levels to about one-seventh of the World Health Organization's recommended levels for drinking water.
