Release plans approved by UN nuclear authority have caused outcry in China and concern for the reputation of Japan’s seafood
South Korea and Chinafrom some areas of Japan after Fukushima Daiichi suffered a triple meltdown in the March 2011 triple disaster along the country’s north-east coast.
“Tritium has been released [by nuclear power plants] for decades with no evidential detrimental environmental or health effects,” said Tony Hooker, a nuclear expert from the University of Adelaide. In a meeting on Monday with Masanobu Sakamoto, the head of the National Federation of Fisheries Cooperative Associations, Kishida attempted to reassure fishing communities that the discharge was safe.
Kishida acknowledged those concerns but insisted that the water release “is absolutely not something we can put off if we want to decommission the Fukushima nuclear plant and revive the area”. The wastewater, which includes rain and groundwater, becomes contaminated when it is used to cool nuclear fuel rods damaged in 2011 when a powerful tsunami crashed into the plant, knocking out its backup electricity supply.
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Japan’s PM visits Fukushima ahead of water releaseFumio Kishida says it’s time to set a date to release water stored since an earthquake and tsunami hit the nuclear plant.
Read more »
Japan ready to release radioactive wastewater into Pacific OceanWater from the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant is expected to be released into the ocean this month, but officials have not announced an exact date.
Read more »
Japan ready to release radioactive wastewater into Pacific OceanWater from the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant is expected to be released into the ocean this month, but officials have not announced an exact date.
Read more »
Japan ready to release radioactive wastewater into Pacific OceanWater from the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant is expected to be released into the ocean this month, but officials have not announced an exact date.
Read more »
Police release new CCTV over woman's death in apartmentDetectives are appealing for public help to find a phone that was thrown out of Tatiana Dokhotaru&x27;s unit.
Read more »
Cops release eerie CCTV amid investigation into death of Tatiana DokhotaruNew South Wales Police officers have released eerie footage of a phone being launched from a western Sydney apartment as part of their investigation into the death of a 34-year-old woman about three months ago.
Read more »