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Tepco Begins Fifth Round of Fukushima Water Release
10/30/2025
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- Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings began the fifth round of releasing treated water from the Fukushima No. 1 plant on October 30, 2025, the 16th release since August 2023.
- Tepco plans to discharge 7,800 tons of treated water diluted with seawater through a tunnel 1 kilometer off the Fukushima coast, aiming for about 54,600 tons in fiscal year 2026.
- The Fukushima No. 1 plant suffered a triple meltdown in 2011.
