Japan Starts Second Release Of Treated Fukushima Water

Japan began releasing a second batch of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant on Thursday, according to the plant's operator, as tensions with neighboring countries over the move continue to fester, Kathleen Benoza reported for Japan Times.

TEPCO has confirmed that inspections were completed after the initial release, which concluded on September 11. I Photo: kawamoto takuo Flickr

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO) initiated the process at around 10:20 a.m. "We would like to continue approaching this with the utmost caution," said Kenichi Takahara, a spokesperson for TEPCO, on Friday.

"It is crucial to maintain a strong determination to safely proceed... while making every effort to avoid causing dissatisfaction," as also reported by Kyodo News.

TEPCO has confirmed that inspections were completed after the initial release, which concluded on September 11.

During the first round, the company stated that a total of 7,788 tons of treated water, stored in 10 tanks within the plant's premises, were safely diluted and discharged without any issues. In the second round, the same volume of water is scheduled to be released over a period of 17 days.

TEPCO mentioned that the treated water, stored in more than 1,000 tanks, has undergone filtration to remove all radioactive elements except for tritium, which is at safe levels — a claim supported by the United Nations atomic agency, as reported by Jiji Press.

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