Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) has granted an initial approval for Tokyo Electric Power Company’s (Tepco) plan to release water from the destroyed Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear power station into sea, saying there are no safety issues.
The NRA plans to make a decision on final approval after a one-month public comment period, an NRA official was quoted as saying by local media.
In April 2021 Japan announced its policy to gradually discharge more than 1.25 million cubic metres of treated water into the sea, subject to approval from the NRA, an independent regulatory body.
The NRA plans to make a decision on final approval after a one-month public comment period, an NRA official was quoted as saying by local media.
In April 2021 Japan announced its policy to gradually discharge more than 1.25 million cubic metres of treated water into the sea, subject to approval from the NRA, an independent regulatory body.
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