Fukushima water release begins, Japan to monitor situation with IAEA help

The ALPS at Tepco’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Tepco has begun a process to release about 1.3 million cubic meters of wastewater from the site over a period of at least 30 years. – Bloomberg

KUALA LUMPUR: Japan began discharging treated water from the Fukushima Daaiichi nuclear power plant into the sea at noon Malaysian time on Thursday (Aug 24), and will monitor radioactivity levels in the sea and surroundings with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

First Secretary of the Japanese Embassy in Malaysia Yosuke Kurotani said with continued IAEA involvement from an independent standpoint, Japan and the Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) remain committed to ensure a safe discharge.