Japan to Release Fukushima Water as Early as Aug. 24: NHK

PM Kishida to convene cabinet meeting on issue Tuesday
Plan comes as nations like China criticize Japan over safety

Fumio Kishida, seocnd right, visits the Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan on Aug. 20, 2023. — Fumio Kishida, seocnd right, visits the Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan on Aug. 20, 2023.
Photographer: Japan Pool/AFP/Getty Images

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By Stephen Stapczynski and Shoko Oda

August 21, 2023 at 10:31 AM UTC

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August 21, 2023 at 11:03 AM UTC

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Japan will begin a contentious plan to discharge treated wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear disaster site into the Pacific Ocean as soon as Aug. 24, NHK reported.

Prime Minster Fumio Kishida had earlier told reporters his cabinet would meet Tuesday to confirm the date on which Tokyo Electric Power Co., operator of the wrecked Fukushima Dai-Ichi facility, will start releasing the water. NHK didn’t cite any source for the information.