The article discusses the decision by Japan to release wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster into the ocean, which has raised concerns and protests from various countries and the international community. The water has been treated to remove most radioacti...
SUVA, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Pacific leaders on Friday wrapped up the two-day Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Special Leaders' Retreat in Fiji, where Japan's Fukushima wastewater release plan was in the limelight.The PIF rotating chair underlined in a statement that science and data should guide ...
The government and plant operator say the release is an unavoidable part of its decommissioning and will be safely carried out, but the plan faces opposition in and outside Japan.
Japan has said that the water release is safe. The International Atomic Energy Agency, or IAEA, the U.N. nuclear watchdog,greenlightedthe plan in July, saying that it met international standards and that the impact it would have on people and the environment was "negligible". Still, some ...
Japan and China said Friday they have reached a deal toward resolving their disputes over the discharge of treated radioactive wastewater from the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea and Beijing’s ban on Japanese seafood.
The decision to discharge nuclear wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant will bring havoc to the region, said Oda Chiyo, a local activist. For over two years, locals have been organizing protests against the decision
Japan's release of wastewater from the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant has unleashed a wave of misinformation, with AFP debunking false claims of a radioactive Pacific Ocean that have been viewed millions of times. Some of the content has even been circulated by Chinese state media, including AI...
South Korean lawmakers hold banners against Japanese plans to release treated wastewater from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant, on July 10, 2023, Tokyo, Japan. (PHOTO: VCG) By TANG Zhexiao Japanese officials are expected to consider releasing nuclear-contaminated wastewater from the tsu...
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"Japan wants to release the wastewater into the sea because it's the easiest and cheapest way to do so," Woo Won-shik, an MP who has been on hunger strike since June 26, told AFP. But at Seoul's sprawling Noryangjin Fish Market, many vendors said the opposition was bad for business...