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TOKYO: Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) is planning to discharge wastewater into the sea from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant from Friday, the company announced on Wednesday.

To coincide with the announcement, the company released details of tests done on the water to verify its safety.

“We have confirmed that the water in tank group A meets discharge criteria,” TEPCO announced. “In light of this, we are planning to commence the second discharge of ALPS treated water in FY2024 from May 17.”

Water was transferred for testing in March and TEPCO previously said it would discharge the contaminated water when the test results showed the level of contamination was within limits.

“The analysis results from sampled specimens have confirmed that the water in tank group A meets discharge criteria,” TEPCO stated on Wednesday.

It added that the sum of the ratios of the concentration of each radionuclide was found to be 0.17 (less than the limit of 1) and the level of tritium was 170,000 becquerels per liter (less than the limit of 1 million).

It said the discharge of water would go ahead as planned, adding, “We will remain vigilant to ensure the safe and stable discharge of ALPS treated water.”