The utility has been criticized for its handling of the plant after the disaster, with its so-called ice wall, a costly, complex technique of freezing the soil to keep the leaks from reaching the ocean, questioned over its effectiveness. Tanks for contaminated water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, which was damaged by a tsunami in March 2011, are expected to reach capacity by summer 2022, according to a new forecast. In 2016, experts recommended that releasing the water into the ocean would be the fastest and cheapest way of addressing the problem. The report says there is enough radioactive material at the plant to last until 2040. The Japanese government is also concerned about the impact of such a move on the country’s international standing in the run up to the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Tanks for contaminated water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, which was damaged by a tsunami in March 2011, are expected to reach capacity by summer 2022, according to a new forecast. In 2016, experts recommended that releasing the water into the ocean would be the fastest and cheapest way of addressing the problem. The report says there is enough radioactive material at the plant to last until 2040. The Japanese government is also concerned about the impact of such a move on the country’s international standing in the run up to the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.