Japan began releasing a second batch of treated wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant on Thursday, its operator said. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
A shoreline is pictured from Futaba-machi, Fukushima Prefecture, around 5 km away from the crippled Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear plant on August 24, 2023, the day on which Japan's government plan to begin releasing wastewater from the stricken plant into the Pacific Ocean.TOKYO, Japan — Japan began releasing a second batch of treated wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant on Thursday, its operator said. It follows the first discharge on August 24, when Japan began releasing some of the 1.
TEPCO has said the wastewater has been filtered of all radioactive elements except tritium, which is within safe levels. Japan will also urge China to "immediately scrap import bans on Japanese food, and act based on scientific justifications", he added. Following the initial release, numerous Japanese businesses reported being flooded with calls from Chinese numbers, prompting Tokyo to urge Beijing to "ensure the safety of Japanese residents in China".
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