All workers were evacuated from Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plants after an 8.8-magnitude earthquake off Russia raised tsunami fears.
No injuries have been reported so far, the Tokyo Electric Power Company said in a post on X, with the discharge of radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi plant suspended to “ensure absolute safety.”
There are no abnormalities in facilities at either the Fukushima Daiichi or Fukushima Daini plants, it said. “We will continue to closely monitor tsunami information and any impacts to the plants.”
In 2011, a powerful earthquake and tsunami crippled the Fukushima Daiichi plant.
[The impact of a tsunami advisory/warning in Fukushima Prefecture on July 30, 2025]
To ensure absolute safety, we suspended the discharge of ALPS treated water at 9:05a.m. on July 30, 2025 in accordance with the issuance of a tsunami advisory.
We have confirmed that all personnel…
— TEPCO (@TEPCO_English) July 30, 2025
