Second round of treated Fukushima water release begins

By Associated Press

Oct 06, 2023 12:12 am

(UPDATE) TOKYO: Japan's wrecked Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant said it had begun releasing a second batch of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea on Thursday after the first round of discharges ended smoothly.

Plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings (Tepco) said workers activated a pump to dilute the treated water with large amounts of seawater, slowly sending the mixture into the ocean through an underground tunnel.

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