No tritium found near Fukushima plant after radioactive water discharge
(VOVWORLD) - Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. (TEPCO), who discharged treated radioactive water from Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean, said on Friday it found no detectable amount of tritium in seawater samples near the site of the discharge.
 Tanks containing treated radioactive water in Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant, Japan on August 22, 2023. (Photo: Kyodo/VNA) |
TEPCO said it surveyed the water from 10 locations within 3 kilometers of the Fukushima No. 1 power plant two to three hours after it started releasing the treated water on Thursday.
After analyzing the samples, the company’s experts concluded that they found no tritium in the water.
TEPCO said it plans to continue taking daily seawater samples for analysis and will publicly disclose the results each following day for about a month.