Dose levels in the vicinity
μSv/h
What is this facility?
This is a freezer room, it is a facility for lowering the temperature of
coolant used to create an ice wall (land-side impermeable wall) to -30°C
.
The coolant passes through pipes that enclose Units 1~4.
This underground ice wall, which is 1,500m long in total and extends 30m
below the surface, was created to block the flow of groundwater.
To what temperature is the ground frozen?
About -10°C.
Doesn’t the wall melt in summer?
No, it doesn’t, because the ice wall is underground, which is less affected by the external air.
And, coolant temperature is maintained 24/7.
How is the coolant channeled to the area surrounding Units 1~4?
Pipes that encompass Units 1~4 under the ground are used to circulate coolant.
What other countermeasures are being implemented to prevent the generation of contaminated water?
For example, groundwater flowing down from the mountains is pumped up using wells that comprise a groundwater bypass and
discharged outside the port.
Groundwater flowing near the buildings is pumped up and discharged into the port using sub-drain wells.
And, ground surfaces are being paved or faced to prevent rainwater falling on-site from seeping into the ground and
becoming groundwater.




