On August 24 at 1:00 p.m. local time, Japan began the slow release of more than a million tons of purified radioactive water from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean.
This is reported by the BBC.
It is noted that this is the first release of water into the ocean out of four planned for the period until the end of March 2024. In total, the process will last at least 30 years.
According to the director general of the IAEA agency, Rafael Mariano Grossi, it is safe. Although the IAEA notes that controlled gradual discharges of treated water into the sea will have negligible radiological impact on humans and the environment.
