TEPCO has decided to start construction of a facility to store pre-release water in the plan to drain the treated water accumulated at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station to the sea early next month.

While preparations are underway for construction that requires the consent of the local community, concerns about the damage caused by the release of treated water are deep-rooted, especially among locals and fishermen, and how the government and TEPCO will proceed with the plan in the future. Or it will be noticed.

TEPCO is proceeding with a plan to dilute the concentration of treated water containing radioactive substances such as tritium that continues to accumulate at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant below the standard and release it into the sea from about 1 km offshore of the nuclear power plant.



Under these circumstances, we decided to start construction of a facility called an "upstream water tank" that holds water after diluting with seawater in a part of the "vertical shaft" that stores treated water in early next month.



In the future, with the consent of Fukushima Prefecture and the local government, we would like to start full-scale construction such as the installation of the undersea tunnel itself.



On the other hand, voices of concern about the damage caused by the release of treated water are deep-rooted, especially among locals and fishermen, and attention will be paid to how the government and TEPCO will proceed with the plan in the future.