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 On Tuesday, January 16, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. (TEPCO) will hold a press conference for overseas media to give an update on the status of the discharge of ALPS treated water into the sea and decommissioning work at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, provided by Chief Decommissioning Officer and the Chief Officer for ALPS Treated Water Management.

 

  During this fifth press conference (the fourth conference was held in October 2023), TEPCO will explain about performance of first three discharges of ALPS treated water and status of initiatives pertaining to decommissioning work.

 

※This press conference is hosted by TEPCO and supported by the Foreign Press Center Japan (FPCJ).

※It will be an online "live-streamed" press conference via Zoom webinar with advance registration required. Participants will not be able to attend at the venue.

※In principle, this press conference is held for overseas media/journalists, but foreign embassy officials and FPCJ supporting members are also welcome to attend as observers.

 

■Date:

January 16 (Tue) 1:30pm-3:00pm

 

■Topics covered：

・Performance of first three discharges of ALPS treated water

・Status of initiatives pertaining to decommissioning work

・Q&A

 

■Briefer：

Akira ONO

Chief Decommissioning Officer (CDO), President of Fukushima Daiichi

Decontamination and Decommissioning Engineering Company (TEPCO)

 

Junichi MATSUMOTO

Corporate Officer, General Manager of Project Management Office,

Chief Officer for ALPS treated water management, Fukushima Daiichi

Decontamination and Decommissioning Engineering Company (TEPCO)

 

■Language:

Japanese (simultaneous English interpretation will be available for the briefing, and consecutive English interpretation will be available for the Q&A session)

 

■Application Deadline:  

12 PM (JST), Monday, January 15 (Applications received past noon will not be accepted)

 

■For the press:

Please send questions you have for the briefer and/or issues of concern to cp@fpcjpn.or.jp by 12 PM (JST), Friday, January 12. To accommodate as many questions during the limited Q&A time, we would like to gather all questions in advance and share them with the briefer.

 

■Inquiries:

[Inquiries about the application process]

Foreign Press Center Japan, Public Relations & Strategy Division

(email:  sc@fpcjpn.or.jp  Tel: 03-3501-5251）

 

[All other inquiries]

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc., Corporate Communications Office

(e-mail: inquiry-contact-us@tepco.co.jp   Tel:03-6373-1111)