Japan's 24th round of nuclear-contaminated water discharge totals nearly 8,000 tons.

Tokyo Electric Power Company of Japan on the 23rd concluded the 24th round of discharge of nuclear-contaminated water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. A total of nearly 8,000 tons of nuclear-contaminated water was discharged in this round. According to Japanese media reports on the 23rd, the 6th round of nuclear-contaminated water discharge in fiscal 2026 for the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, also the 24th round overall, began on the 5th of this month, discharging a total of approximately 7,852 tons of nuclear-contaminated water, with a total amount of radioactive tritium of about 1.2 trillion becquerels. The 24 rounds of nuclear-contaminated water discharge have released a total of 188,400 tons.