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Japan Faces Growing Pressure to Rethink Releasing Fukushima’s Wastewater into Ocean
China and South Korea have reacted strongly to the Japanese government’s decision to release contaminated water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear reactor.
April 16, 2021
Injecting water into Unit 3 of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, Japan, Aug. 1, 2011.
Credit: Ministry of Defense of Japan
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The Japanese government’s decision to discharge contaminated water from the stricken Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the ocean has attracted fierce opposition from neighboring China and South Korea over risks the treated radioactive water could pose to public health.
The Japanese government has given Fukushima Daiichi’s operator, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), the go ahead to install the equipment needed to release the contaminated water, which is expected to take two years.
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People protest in front of the Prime Minister s Office on Tuesday against the government s decision to release treated radioactive water from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant into the sea. | KYODO
Jiji Apr 14, 2021
The government’s decision to release into the ocean treated radioactive water from the disaster-hit Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant is expected to be a key issue in the next general election.
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.
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