Fukushima: Japan to release treated radioactive water into Pacific Ocean this week | SBS News

Japan is set to begin pumping more than a million tonnes of treated water from the destroyed Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on Thursday August 24, a process that will take decades to complete. The water was distilled after being contaminated from contact with fuel rods at the reactor, destroyed in a 2011 earthquake. Tanks on the site now hold about 1.3 million tonnes of radioactive water - enough to fill 500 Olympic-sized swimming pools. - Reuters Subscribe for more from SBS News or visit https://www.sbs.com.au/news for all the latest updates. You can also follow us on... TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sbsnews_au?la... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sbsnews_au/... Twitter: https://twitter.com/SBSNews?ref_src=t... Facebook:   / sbsnews   Apple News: https://www.apple.com/au/apple-news/ SBS News is Australia's trusted news source for the latest news from Australia and across the world. Network Terms & Conditions: sbs.com.au/terms Privacy Policy: sbs.com.au/privacy Feedback or complaints: sbs.com.au/complaints