Japan cleanup of radioactive water hits snagBy Chisa Fujioka/ Reuters
China’s foreign ministry called the action of the water a “wrongful decision” and asked Japan to stop. A spokesperson said, “Japan is putting its own self-interest over the long-term health of all humankind.” 5 It said it would “immediately” stop allowing some Japanese food ...
Japan has started putting radioactive(放射性的) water from the Fukushima(福岛) nuclear power plant into the ocean. I.After the power plant was damaged, the power company stored radioactive water in 1, 000 huge tanks. The water has been treated to reduce its radioactivity. It is now being...
But Japan is using the review report of the International Atomic Energy Agency on July 4 as a "green light" to its plan to discharge the radioactive water into the sea, claiming the treated water is harmless to marine life and humans. By doing so, Japan is trying to shift the responsibi...
TOKYO, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Japan on Monday said it would be safe to release radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean. Japan's industry minister said that releasing contaminated water into the ocean would create a "significantly small" health risk to ...
Japan began releasing nuclear-contaminated water from its damaged Fukushima power plant into the Pacific Ocean on August 24. The news immediately sparked worldwide attention and opposition. CGTN hit the streets of Japan's Tokyo and Chiba to ask what Japanese people thought of the move. H...
Japan says it will start releasing radioactive(放射性的) water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear center into the sea beginning in two years.The polluted water is to be treated before it is released into the Pacific Ocean.The government announced the plan Tuesday and said it had been approved...
Japan says it will start releasing radioactive(放射性的) water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear center into the sea beginning in two years. The polluted water is to be treated before it is released into the Pacific Ocean. The government announced the plan Tuesday and said it had been appr...
On May 19, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi inspected the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant to assess Japan's plan to release treated radioactive water into the sea. But despite assurances from IAEA and the government, residents a...
Water storage tanks at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan Around 1.2 million tonnes of water contaminated by radioactive substances from the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster will be dumped in the Pacific Ocean, as part of a plan expected to be a