Fukushima Nuclear Plant Starts 2nd Release of Treated Radioactive Wastewater Into Sea

Fukushima Nuclear Plant Starts 2nd Release of Treated Radioactive Wastewater Into Sea
The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima, northern Japan, on Aug. 24, 2023. Kyodo News via AP
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TOKYO—Japan’s wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant said it began releasing a second batch of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea on Thursday after the first round of discharges ended smoothly.

Plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings said workers activated pumps to dilute the treated water with large amounts of seawater, slowly sending the mixture into the ocean through an undersea tunnel for an offshore release.