Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings began the seventh release of treated water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station this fiscal year, with plans to discharge it approximately 1 kilometre offshore by the 13th of next month. The current release involves approximately 7,800 tonnes, bringing the number of releases this fiscal year to 25.
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings began the seventh release this fiscal year of treated water containing radioactive tritium accumulated at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. Approximately 7,800 tonnes will be diluted with highly transparent seawater and discharged approximately 1 kilometre offshore through an undersea tunnel.
The release period is expected to continue until the 13th of next month, bringing the total number of releases this fiscal year to 8 and the total volume to approximately 62,400 tonnes. Tritium concentrations in seawater and marine products have reportedly remained well below national standards in measurements conducted to date.
This release is a continuation of releases already under way, and based on data to date, the long-term impact on the marine environment is viewed as limited. Attention is focused on future measurement results and additional information.
The article is based on a report by Jiji Press, and the handling of specific figures and periods follows the original report.