Japan maps out plan to release Fukushima waterReuters, TOKYOJapan’s government yesterday mapped out a plan to release contaminated water from the crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant into the sea, including compensation standards for local industry and the compilation of a safety assessment report. Japan in April said that it would discharge more than 1 million tonnes of contaminated water in stages after treatment and dilution, starting in about the spring of 2023. Storage tanks are pictured at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Oma, Japan, on Nov. 15. Photo: EPA-EFEEarlier this month, the plant’s operator, Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) outlined detailed plans for the disposal, including building an underwater tunnel to release the water. Japan has said that the release is necessary to press ahead with the complex decommissioning of the plant.

Source: Taipei Times December 28, 2021 16:01 UTC