the government allows higher releases of tri, tium. containing tritium can be released without harming then viern am as long as the the substance is diluted. water treated by alps will still be stored in tanks for the time being. no one has come up with a permanent solution. radioactive substances removed by alps will also be stored on site. managers have not decided where they will dispose of those substances either. once it is in full oppression, we are dealing with a tritium cannot be moved and managers will need to choose the final disposal sites for the treated water. >> managers of japan's crippled nuclear plant are getting closer to starting a long and risky operation. nuclear regulators have approved a plan by tokyo electric power company to remove spent fuel rods from one of their reactor buildings at fukushima daiichi. more than 1300 units of spent fuel rods are being stored in a pool inside the reactor 4 building along with roughly 200 unused units. tepco engineers want to start removing them in about a week, but the job wil