An aerial picture reveals Tokyo Electric Power Company’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Fukushima Prefecture on May 2, 2026. /VCG
Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) on Thursday started the twenty second spherical of discharging of nuclear-contaminated water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the ocean.
According to TEPCO’s plan, the newest discharge will proceed by means of August 17. About 7,800 tonnes of nuclear-contaminated water are anticipated to be launched, containing a complete of about 1.3 trillion becquerels of tritium.
Japan started discharging nuclear-contaminated water from the Fukushima plant into the ocean in August 2023 regardless of sturdy issues and opposition from the worldwide neighborhood.
To date, TEPCO has accomplished 21 rounds of discharge, releasing a complete of about 165,000 tonnes of nuclear-contaminated water.
Source: CGTN