On August 31, Japan's Tokyo Electric Power Company launched the 5th round of nuclear polluted water discharge for the 2026 fiscal year of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. This is also the 23rd round of total nuclear polluted water discharge. According to local media reports in Fukushima, at 11:29 local time on the 31st, the Tokyo Electric Power Company began this round of discharging nuclear contaminated water. According to data released by the Tokyo Electric Power Company on the 27th, the current discharge plan will continue until September 18. The total amount of nuclear-contaminated water is expected to be discharged about 7,800 tons, and the total amount containing radioactive tritium is about 1.2 trillion becquerels.

On August 31, Japan's Tokyo Electric Power Company launched the 5th round of nuclear polluted water discharge for the 2026 fiscal year of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. This is also the 23rd round of total nuclear polluted water discharge. According to local media reports in Fukushima, at 11:29 local time on the 31st, the Tokyo Electric Power Company began this round of discharging nuclear contaminated water. According to data released by the Tokyo Electric Power Company on the 27th, the current discharge plan will continue until September 18. The total amount of nuclear-contaminated water is expected to be discharged about 7,800 tons, and the total amount containing radioactive tritium is about 1.2 trillion becquerels.