TOKYO, June 11 (Xinhua) -- The release of nuclear-contaminated wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the ocean resumed on Thursday afternoon after a system anomaly alert that had halted operations was traced to a possible valve malfunction in a water storage tank, Kyodo News reported.
The discharge was automatically suspended on Wednesday afternoon after the abnormal system alert was triggered during the release process.
After investigating the cause, the plant's operator, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO), determined that the valve on a water storage tank may have malfunctioned and resumed the discharge following replacement of the relevant components.
TEPCO began the 20th round of discharge of Fukushima nuclear-contaminated water on June 1.
According to the company's previously announced plan, the latest discharge is scheduled to continue through June 19, with about 7,800 tonnes of wastewater expected to be released into the sea, containing approximately 1.3 trillion becquerels of radioactive tritium. ■
