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Japan Completes Seventh Round of Fukushima Water Discharge, Tepco Confirms Tritium Release

Jul 16, 2024, 07:37 AM

Japan has completed the seventh round of discharging treated radioactive water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the ocean. The operator, Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco), announced that this round of treated water discharge, which contains tritium, was completed on Tuesday. This marks another step in the ongoing process to manage the aftermath of the 2011 nuclear disaster. Tepco also indicated that the next round of discharges from the Fukushima No. 1 plant is expected to begin as early as this month.