Corrosion has been found on the inside of tanks used to store treated radioactive water at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, its operator has revealed.
The release of the second batch of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the ocean will commence on Oct. 5, the facility's operator said Thursday.
Japan's fisheries minister has apologized for calling treated radioactive wastewater being released from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant "contaminated," with the opposition bloc urging him to step down.
The radiation levels of the first samples of seawater collected by the Environment Ministry since the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant began to release treated water were below detectable limits, it says.
A number of nuisance calls apparently originating in China have been received in Japan following the release of treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant, with the government demanding that Beijing take steps to address the situation.