Tokyo Electric Power Company "Starts Measuring Contaminated Water for Tritium"... Discharge Scheduled on 24th if Standards Met

Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) announced on the 23rd that it is analyzing the concentration of tritium in samples taken after diluting contaminated water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant with seawater, ahead of starting ocean discharge on the 24th.

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According to Kyodo News, TEPCO began concentration analysis work the previous day to confirm whether the contaminated water is being diluted as planned before the initial discharge.

At around 7:33 PM the previous day, TEPCO sent about 1 ton of contaminated water to the dilution facility, mixed it with 1,200 tons of seawater, and placed it in a large tank.

They are now checking whether the tritium concentration in samples taken from the tank is below the discharge standard of 1,500 becquerels (Bq) per liter.

The measurement results are expected before the 24th. If the concentration meets the appropriate standards, the plan is to begin discharging the contaminated water into the ocean starting on the 24th.

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TEPCO plans to carry out the operation of diluting and discharging about 460 tons of contaminated water daily with seawater for 17 days after the start of discharge, initially releasing 7,800 tons of contaminated water into the sea. NHK reported that concentration analysis will be conducted once a week.

Kyodo News reported, "If the tritium concentration remains below the standard and there are no issues with weather or sea conditions, TEPCO is expected to announce the results and begin discharge as early as the morning of the 24th."

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