Japan’s 9th Round of Fukushima Nuclear Contaminated Water Release Concludes, Multiple Countries Detect Excessive Radionuclides

On February 25, the 9th round of Fukushima nuclear contaminated water discharge into the sea concluded. Monitoring by China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment revealed that near the discharge point, the highest tritium activity concentration reached 1,890 Bq/L—45 times higher than the value disclosed by Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO). Strontium-90, Cesium-137, and Carbon-14 exceeded the limits by 10.2 times, 7.7 times, and 4.8 times respectively. South Korea detected characteristic radionuclides from Fukushima’s contaminated water for the first time in coastal waters 120 kilometers south of Jeju Island. Japanese domestic institutions also confirmed the spread of contamination within a 10-kilometer radius of the discharge point.