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IAEA Says Tritium Level below Limit in 2nd Batch of Fukushima Water

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Facilities to release treated water are seen at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture on Aug. 24.

Jiji Press

13:08 JST, October 6, 2023

Berlin, Oct. 5 (Jiji Press)—The International Atomic Energy Agency said Thursday that the tritium concentration in the second batch of treated water from Japan’s Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant was far below the country’s operational limit.

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. began the second round of treated water discharge into the ocean from the meltdown-hit nuclear plant earlier on Thursday.

The IAEA said its independent on-site analysis confirmed that the tritium concentration in the treated water was far below the operational limit of 1,500 becquerels per liter.

The confirmation came after IAEA experts stationed at the plant took samples from the second batch of treated water on Tuesday before it was discharged, the agency said.