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Press Release (Apr 16,2011)
Receipt of instruction document from NISA regarding discharge of drained water with concentrations of radioactive materials exceeding discharge standard to the ocean
On April 15, we received an instruction document* from Nuclear and 
Industrial Safety Agency ("NISA"), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry,
on "Discharge of drained water with concentrations of radioactive 
materials exceeding the discharge standard to the ocean."

Based on the instruction, we would like to take measures against the 
discharge of drained water with concentrations of radioactive materials 
exceeding the discharge standard to the ocean as soon as possible, 
summarize implementation status and report it to NISA.
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*Instruction document
"Discharge of drained water with concentrations of radioactive materials 
exceeding the discharge standard to the ocean (Instruction)"
(NISA no.5 on April 15, 2011)

Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (hereinafter called "NISA") received 
a report on above mentioned subject from TEPCO on April 15. We inspect it 
and conclude that, because we have not find any significant changes in 
monitoring data before and after the discharge, but we have to consider 
the leakage of water with highly concentrated radioactive materials from 
the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, we also need to continue 
scrutinizing its impact. 
Therefore, NISA considers that we need to continue conducting the 
monitoring and environmental impact assessment regarding the leakage of 
the water with highly concentrated radioactive materials as well as the 
discharge to the ocean and instructs TEPCO to implement following measures.
NISA will accordingly confirm monitoring results.

1. Regarding the impact due to the discharge to the ocean, TEPCO should 
conduct detailed evaluation including the impact of ocean currents based 
on the actual data of discharged volume and the monitoring results and 
submit the evaluation result by May 2nd, 2011.

2. In order to understand impacts in broader areas and on a longer term 
basis, TEPCO should increase the number of monitoring points, conduct 
monitoring and periodically announce results. 

3. TEPCO should catch or collect the fish and shell fish in the 
surrounding ocean area of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, 
measure radioactive dose, evaluate impacts and periodically announce 
results. 
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