FUKUSHIMA -- Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. is raising flounder in so-called treated water containing radioactive materials from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant crippled by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami.
By showing how the flounder have no abnormalities compared to those raised in seawater, TEPCO aims to demonstrate the safety of treated water ahead of the planned release of that water into the sea next spring.
The central government is also stepping up its efforts to disseminate to relevant industries and consumers information related to the safety of the treated water.
