Japan begins sewage discharge from Fukushima despite fear of fishermen and neighbors
Japan begins discharge into the sea of more than one million tons of water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant. The water contains certain radioactive substances such as tritium or carbon 14. Dumping it into the Pacific will be safe for the environment and health, according to experts. But the operation is extremely controversial because there is concern in the archipelago and its neighbors. The spill was announced for 13 p.m. Japanese time (4 a.m., GMT) on Thursday, the operator of the Fukushima Daiichi plant said.