On Wednesday, radioactive cooling water was released into the Pacific Ocean from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant for the third time, this time a total of 7,800 tons. According to Japanese authorities, it will take decades to drain all the cooling water.
Japan has continued to release treated cooling water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean, which has been controversial at home and abroad.
The operation is “expected to be completed within approximately 17 days,” a Tepco spokeswoman told the AFP news agency.
According to TEPCO, all radioactive components, except tritium, were previously filtered from the water. Most experts agree with Japan that the procedure is safe.
However, the Japanese project angers China and Russia. Both countries have criticized the water discharge and have banned the import of all Japanese seafood on site.
The storage capacity is no longer sufficient
The water that would now be discharged into the ocean was used to cool the highly radioactive reactors and also mixed with groundwater and rainwater. Because there is no longer sufficient storage capacity for the cooling water on site, it is discharged into the sea.
Source: Krone
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