Japan Fukushima Nuclear Plant Contaminated Water 2nd Discharge... 7,800t from October 5

Daily discharge of 460 tons... Discharge expected to take 17 days

The Japanese government and Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) announced that the second discharge of contaminated water from Fukushima will begin on October 5.

Storage and measurement tank groups for contaminated water at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant
[Photo by Yonhap News]

According to a report by Fukushima Chuo TV on the 28th, the Japanese government and TEPCO announced that the second marine discharge of contaminated water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant will start on October 5.

Similar to the first discharge period, TEPCO will mix approximately 7,800 tons of contaminated water with a large amount of seawater and release it into the sea in front of the nuclear power plant during the second discharge period. The daily discharge volume is 460 tons, and the discharge is expected to take about 17 days.

According to the sample analysis results of Tank Group C, the target for the second discharge of contaminated water disclosed earlier by TEPCO, four radioactive nuclides (carbon-14, cesium-137, cobalt-60, iodine-129) were detected in trace amounts. However, TEPCO explained that these levels were far below the regulatory concentration limits.

TEPCO plans to dispose of 31,200 tons of contaminated water in four rounds by March 2024.

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