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The government holds a briefing session in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on Sunday to explain to local industries and municipalities about its decision to release treated radioactive water from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant into the sea. | KYODO
Jiji Apr 19, 2021
Iwaki, Fukushima Pref. – The government on Sunday held a briefing session to explain to local industries and municipalities about its decision to release treated radioactive water from the disaster-crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant into the sea.
Water storage tanks are lined up at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. (Reina Kitamura)
The government on April 13 decided to release treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant into the sea, despite strong opposition among many concerned citizens.
The government and Tokyo Electric Power Co., the plant’s operator, are duty-bound to win the public’s understanding through thorough dialogue before going ahead.
Ever since the disaster started in March 2011, TEPCO has been injecting water to cool melted nuclear fuel, and groundwater has also mixed in.
The volume of radiation-contaminated water has continued to grow.
The number of tanks holding the water after being treated by the ALPS multi-nuclide removal equipment now tops 1,000. TEPCO says the tanks will reach capacity in autumn 2022.
Membership of fisheries groups shrank 24% in areas hit by 2011 disaster Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If you re not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/
Fishing boats are docked at a port in Soma, Fukushima Prefecture. Membership in fisheries cooperatives in the Tohoku region have tumbled in the 10 years since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. | KYODO
Kyodo Mar 4, 2021
Sendai – Memberships of fisheries cooperatives in the three prefectures of northeastern Japan hit hardest by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami tumbled 24.4% in the years after the disasters, in a decline sharper than that seen in the national average, a Kyodo News tally based on data from their unions showed Thursday.
Fishers decrease 24% in 3 Japan prefectures hardest hit by 2011 disaster
Membership in fisheries cooperatives in the three northeastern Japan prefectures hardest hit by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami tumbled 24.4 percent after the disaster, sharper than the national average, a Kyodo News tally based on data from their unions showed Thursday.
The sharp decrease came as members abandoned the industry after losing their homes or fishing boats in the massive tsunami or evacuating their hometowns due to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear crisis, officials of the cooperatives said.
Fishing boats anchored at a port in Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, are pictured on March 3, 2021. (Kyodo)
The total number of fisheries cooperative members in the three prefectures Miyagi, Iwate and Fukushima fell to 19,910 at the end of 2019 from 26,325 at the end of 2010, around two months before the disaster, according to prefecture-wide bodies.
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