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Press Release (Aug 25,2011)
Detection of Radioactive Materials from Seawater near Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (155th release)
 
On March 21, 2011, we conducted sampling, as a part of monitoring of 
surrounding environments, and detected radioactive materials in the 
seawater around the water discharge canal (of the south side) of Fukushima 
Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, which was damaged by the Tohoku-Taiheiyou-
Oki Earthquake. Therefore, we informed Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency 
(NISA) and the government of Fukushima Prefecture of the results. 
Since March 22, we have conducted seawater sampling surveys at four points 
off the shore of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. 

Since April 17, we have also conducted sampling surveys at four points (2 
points have been added since April 26, another 3 points since April 30, 
and another 1 point since May 5, 10 points in total) of 3 km off the shore 
of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, two points of 8 km off the 
shore of the Power Station and 6 points of 15 km off the shore of the Power 
Station and informed them of evaluation results.
Also, we added 2 points each 5 and 30 km off the shore since May 27, and 1 
point each 5, 15 and 30 km off the shore since June 2.

The data of three detected nuclides (Iodine-131, Cesium-134 and Cesium-137) 
will be reported as fixed data. Other nuclide figures are to be re-evaluated. 
                                                     (Previously announced)

On August 24, 2011, we conducted sampling to evaluate the spread of 
radioactive materials to the ocean which were detected at Fukushima Daiichi 
Nuclear Power Station. As a result, no radioactive materials were detected 
as shown in the attachment. 

Yesterday, we increased the frequency of sampling near the south discharge 
channel in order to monitor the impact on the surrounding environment of 
closure work with steal sheet-piles implemented in the south of the water-
intake open channel for Unit 1 to 4.

We couldn't conduct sampling surveys at 10 points as we had planned, but 
did at 5 points due to bad weather.

We informed NISA and the government of Fukushima Prefecture of the results 
today. 

We will continuously conduct the similar sampling. 
attachment1: Results of Nuclide Analysis of Seawater (PDF 16.4KB) 
attachment2: Radioactivity Density of Seawater (PDF 39.7KB) 
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