Japan’s TEPCO Concludes Third Phase of Treated Water Release
(MENAFN) Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO) confirmed on Monday the completion of the third phase of releasing treated nuclear water from the damaged Fukushima power plant, according to media.
In this latest discharge, TEPCO released 7,800 tons of water containing radioactive elements into the Pacific Ocean. The release occurred approximately 1 kilometer (0.62 miles) off the coast of Fukushima Prefecture in northeastern Japan, near the site of the 2011 nuclear meltdown.
The water underwent treatment to remove radioactive substances—excluding tritium—and was further diluted with seawater before being discharged through an underwater tunnel.
TEPCO plans to release a total of 54,600 tons of treated water in seven stages over the current fiscal year, continuing through March 2026, mirroring a similar schedule followed in previous years. Notably, the volume of tritium being discharged this year has increased compared to last year.
Since the water release started in August 2023, ongoing monitoring by TEPCO and the Japanese government has consistently confirmed that tritium concentrations in seafood and seawater stay well within national safety standards.
The releases have sparked international tensions: following the initial discharge in 2023, China imposed a complete ban on Japanese seafood imports, which was lifted in May. South Korea has maintained a ban since 2013 on seafood imports from eight Japanese prefectures near Fukushima over radiation contamination concerns.
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