Important Takeaways:

• Fukushima nuclear plant starts highly controversial wastewater release
• The tsunami-wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant’s operator says it began releasing its first batch of treated radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean Thursday – a controversial step that prompted China to ban seafood from Japan.
• Japanese fishing groups have opposed the plan, fearing it will do further damage to the reputation of their seafood.
• Groups in China and South Korea have also raised concerns, making it a political and diplomatic issue.
• Japanese government and TEPCO say the treatment and dilution will make the wastewater safer than international standards and its environmental impact will be negligibly small.
• TEPCO plans to release 31,200 tons of the treated water by the end of March 2024, which would empty only 10 tanks because of the contaminated production of wastewater at the plant, though the pace will pick up later.

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