Japan's Tepco to start fourth release of treated Fukushima water in late Feb
Posted: 16th January 2024
January 16, 20248:07 AM GMTUpdated 14 hours ago
A member of staff walks near a blue pipeline to transport seawater, part of the facility for releasing treated radioactive water to sea from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, operated by Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, also known as TEPCO, during a treated water dilution and discharge facility tour for foreign… Acquire Licensing Rights, opens new tab Read more
TOKYO, Jan 16 (Reuters) – Tokyo Electric Power Company (9501.T), opens new tab (Tepco) plans to start a fourth release of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in late February, an official said on Tuesday, continuing a move criticised by China.
The staged water releases began last August in what Japan says is a key step in decommissioning the plant hit by an earthquake and tsunami in 2011 in the world’s worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl.