Tepco to Begin Piping Groundwater Into Sea to Avoid Irradiation
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Tokyo Electric Power Co. will begin releasing groundwater from its Fukushima site into the sea as soon as next week, a diversion aimed at stopping the water from becoming contaminated by the plant’s wrecked nuclear reactors.
Tests conducted May 14 showed that the water’s radioactivity falls within government safety guidelines, Mayumi Yoshida, a spokeswoman for the company known as Tepco, said today by phone. The discharge of about 560 metric tons will occur after the company shares those results with local government officials and fishermen’s groups, she said.