Fukushima: Japan to release more than one million tonnes of radioactive water into sea – By Tom Gillespie (Sky News) / April 13 2021
The move, long-speculated but delayed for years due to safety fears, is being fiercely opposed by locals and Japan’s neighbours.
Japan will release more than one million tonnes of radioactive water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean.
The decision, long-speculated but delayed for years due to safety concerns and protests, came at a meeting of Cabinet ministers who endorsed the ocean release as the best option
The move is being fiercely opposed by Japan’s neighbours – with China’s foreign ministry calling the plan “extremely irresponsible”.
An aerial view shows the storage tanks for treated water at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant
In a statement on its website, the foreign ministry added that the move will “seriously damage international public health and safety, and the vital interests of people in neighbouring countries”.
