170,000 tons of Fukushima plant treated water released in 3 years

TOKYO - Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. on Monday completed its third year of releasing treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea, with 172,700 tons released in 22 rounds so far.

The amount stored in tanks has fallen 7.6 percent to around 1.24 million tons, with 17 out of around 1,000 storage tanks dismantled after being emptied. The operator aims to complete the discharge by 2051, in line with the decommissioning of the plant.