Japan says no tritium found in fish following Fukushima water release
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This comes after Japan dumped on Thursday treated wastewater from the Fukushima NPP into the Pacific Ocean.
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The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is seen in Namie, Fukushima prefecture, northern Japan, on August 24, 2023 (AP)
Japan's fisheries agency on Saturday said that levels of tritium in fish that were sampled after the release of water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant (NPP) are below detectable levels.
The sampling was conducted on olive flounders and red gurnards caught on Friday morning within a 3-kilometer (1.9-mile) radius of the NPP.
This comes after Japan dumped on Thursday treated wastewater from the Fukushima NPP into the Pacific Ocean.
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Prior to the dump, the water was mixed with seawater by operator TEPCO to purify it of all radionuclides except tritium, which was still within the authorized limits.
On that same day, China announced the suspension of all seafood imports from Japan, citing health concerns.
South Korean Vice Oceans Minister Park Sung-hoon confirmed during a briefing on Friday that radiation testing on farmed seafood will be toughened to ease domestic tension as a result of the release of a huge amount of treated radioactive water from Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant.
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