Japan's cumulative release of Fukushima nuclear-contaminated wastewater tops 190,000 tonnes - 新华网

TOKYO, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- The 25th round of ocean discharge of nuclear-contaminated wastewater from Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant was completed on Friday, bringing the cumulative volume released to about 196,000 tonnes.

According to Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO), the plant's operator, the latest release, the seventh in fiscal 2026, began on Oct. 26 and saw 7,835 tonnes of nuclear-contaminated wastewater containing approximately 1.4 trillion becquerels of radioactive tritium discharged into the ocean.

Despite concerns and opposition from the international community, Japan unilaterally launched the discharge of nuclear-contaminated wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi plant into the ocean in August 2023.

TEPCO data showed that as of Oct. 29, storage tanks at the plant still held about 1.22 million tonnes of such wastewater. ■