Japan to Begin 4th Discharge of Fukushima Nuclear Plant Contaminated Water on 28th... 7,800 Tons Over 17 Days

Release Plan of 54,600 Tons Over 7 Phases for One Year Starting This April

Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) announced that it will begin the fourth ocean discharge of contaminated water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (referred to as "treated water" by the Japanese government) on the 28th, Kyodo News reported on the 26th.

As with the first to third discharges, TEPCO plans to release approximately 7,800 tons of contaminated water into the sea in front of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant over 17 days this time as well.

TEPCO stated that all radioactive materials detected during monitoring of the waters around the nuclear power plant have remained below the standard limits.

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The first discharge of Fukushima contaminated water began on August 24 last year, and the third discharge ended on November 20.

TEPCO has disposed of about 23,351 tons of contaminated water through three discharges so far, and plans to dispose of a total of 31,200 tons of contaminated water by the fourth discharge.

TEPCO has set a plan to discharge 54,600 tons of contaminated water over seven times during the 2024 fiscal year, from April this year to March next year.

The amount of contaminated water discharged per session in 2024 will remain the same as before, at 7,800 tons.

Kyodo News reported that the total amount of tritium contained in the contaminated water to be discharged during this period is expected to be 1.4 × 10¹³ becquerels, which is below the annual upper limit of 2.2 × 10¹³ becquerels.

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