About 7,800 metric tons of the water, diluted with seawater, was released about 1 kilometer offshore through an undersea tunnel. Read more
A similar survey was conducted by the IAEA and third-party countries last year to examine marine products off Fukushima. Read more
The briefing was conducted on the sidelines of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s annual general conference in Vienna. Read more
Challenges remain for the prefecture’s fisheries industry a year after the release of treated water from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant began. Read more
Nikai is visiting the Chinese capital as head of a delegation of a nonpartisan Japanese lawmaker group for friendship with China. Read more
Tepco plans to dismantle 12 empty treated water tanks out of about 1,000 existing tanks. Read more
Since discharges began in August last year, the company has released 62,400 metric tons of the treated water over a total of eight rounds. Read more
The additional measures will be put in place to help fishery operators hurt by China’s blanket ban on imports of Japanese marine products. Read more
Despite assurances of safety, Beijing continues to call water released from the crippled Fukushima plant “nuclear-contaminated water.” Read more
The plant has so far discharged 60,000 tons of treated water, which contains small amounts of radioactive tritium, into the sea after diluting it with seawater. Read more
