海洋放出計画の審査書案了承　福島第１原発の処理水―規制委

　東京電力福島第１原発から出る放射性物質トリチウムを含む処理水の海洋放出について、原子力規制委員会は１８日、必要な設備などを盛り込んだ東電の計画を妥当とした審査書案を了承した。意見公募を経て、正式に認可される見通し。
　東電は認可され次第、地元自治体の了承を得た上でトンネルなど本体工事に着手し、２０２３年春までに放出に必要な設備を完成させる方針。ただ、風評被害への懸念は根強く、実際の放出に当たっては地元漁業者らの理解が必要となる。（2022/05/18-12:21）

Japanese regulators on Wednesday agreed on Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.'s plan to release treated radioactive water into the ocean from a disaster-crippled nuclear plant in Fukushima Prefecture.
   The Nuclear Regulation Authority will officially approve the water release plan after a public comment period.
   The treated water, which contains radioactive tritium, will be released into the ocean from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant that suffered a triple meltdown following the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
   Once the plan is approved, TEPCO will start the construction of an undersea tunnel and other facilities necessary for the water release, after obtaining municipal approval. The company plans to finish the work by the spring of 2023.
   It is necessary, however, for TEPCO to gain understanding from local fishermen, who are persistently concerned about possible reputational damage on local seafood, before actually releasing the water.