IN BRIEF - Japanese supermarket chain giant Aeon to Check Fukushima Fishery Products for Tritium
(JAPAN, 8/24/2023)
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Retail giant Aeon Co. said Tuesday that it will start voluntary inspections of fishery products from Fukushima Prefecture for tritium, a radioactive substance.
Aeon decided on the move because Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. is set to release into the Pacific Ocean treated water from its meltdown-stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in the prefecture from as early as Thursd...
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