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Facility for releasing treated water into sea from Fukushima Daiichi unveiled

13 Sept 13:19 Key points summarised by AI

Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) has completed and unveiled a system at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant designed to release treated and diluted water into the ocean.
This system will dilute tritium-containing water to one-seventh of the World Health Organization's safety standards before its planned discharge around this summer, incorporating an emergency shut-off valve to ensure safety.

Today 14:58 Key points summarised by AI

Thailand's government will launch the "Chainat-Pasak-Gulf" water diversion canal project in fiscal year 2027, a seven-year mega-infrastructure initiative.
This permanent structural solution aims to mitigate recurrent central plains flooding by diverting water from the Chao Phraya River directly into the Gulf of Thailand, significantly reducing flow to major cities like Ayutthaya and Bangkok.
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul justifies the long-term investment as a means to reduce future damages and fiscal burdens, contrasting it with the 40-50 billion baht spent annually on short-term flood relief.
Concurrently, the Prime Minister instructed officials to expand drainage capacity into the Tha Chin River and swiftly remove water hyacinths to improve immediate flood management.