JAPAN FUKUSHIMA WATER RELEASE

Japan starts the release of Fukushima treated radioactive water

epa10823028 Sawater transfer pumps seen during a tour for foreign media, part of the facility for the release of treated radioactive water to sea from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, operated by Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO), in Futaba town, northeastern Japan, 27 August 2023. On 24 August in the early afternoon, plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. (TEPCO) started the discharge of treated radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean despite opposition of local fishermen and some neighboring countries. It shall take as long as 30 years to complete the release of the treated radioactive water from more than 1,000 tanks. EPA/EUGENE HOSHIKO / POOL

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