Tokyo Electric Power to Consult Fishing Communities Over Fukushima Water Release Plan
Tokyo Electric Power will consult with fishing communities and other stakeholders before finalising plans to release contaminated water built up at its wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant, an official said on Thursday.
The company known as Tepco on Wednesday outlined plans to discharge the water, after treatment and dilution, from a point about 1 km (0.6 miles) offshore from the Fukushima station. It was the first attempt by the government and Tepco to flesh out the controversial plan announced in April.
"We haven't had direct consultations with fisheries regarding...
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