TEPCO has announced that it will begin to develop equipment to store water before it is released from the beginning of next month, as part of its plan to drain the treated water accumulated at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station into the sea.
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, it was announced that it will start the construction of the "upstream water tank", which is a part of the "vertical shaft" for storing treated water and which can be used to store water after diluting with seawater, from the beginning of next month.
TEPCO has now begun all the environmental improvements for the plan, and 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. ..
TEPCO says, "I would like to give explanations to the locals in various situations so that we can obtain the local consent necessary for planning the discharge of treated water."
Concerning the release of treated water, there are deep-rooted concerns about damage to rumors, especially among locals and fishermen, and attention will be paid to how the government and TEPCO will proceed with the plan.