Since the tsunami of eleven years ago caused a nuclear disaster in Fukushima, the three reactors have been accumulating in gigantic containers the contaminated water used to cool.
The Japanese government announced in April 2021 that the most "realistic" solution for this water was to pour 1.25 million tons into the sea. During these two years work has been done on the development of this plan, which has been approved by the International Atomic Energy Agency (EANA).
According to EANA CEO Rafael Grossi, "meets international safety standards", this plan "will have no impact on the environment, water and fish." The Japanese Government says that only after processing water will tritium isotopes spread, but below the limit set by law, as many other nuclear power stations do.
The EANA has published its scientific report this Tuesday. The company TEPCO, which owns the nuclear power plant, is planning to launch the dumping of radioactive water into the Pacific this summer.
The EANA is a body belonging to the United Nations Organization, made up of most countries in the world, which has often been accused of defending the interests of the nuclear industry. However, Grossi wanted to make it clear that the report approved the scientific arguments, but that the organisation does not support or reject the Japanese plan.
Fishermen, ecologists and concerned neighbours
The decision of the Japanese Government has generated great concern among fishermen living in the Pacific islands. In total, more than 2.5 million people live from fishing in this area and, as explained by The Guardian, have denounced the "lack of information" about the plan.
"We cannot risk the marine environment, nor the people who live from it. We are not prepared to deal with the impact of nuclear waste," explains a fisherman from Papua New Guinea.
Many scientists have doubts about the long-term damage of throwing that amount of tritium water into the sea. The Pacific Islands Forum also raises “big doubts” about the plan.
Neighbouring countries are not faithful to Japan’s plan. The South Korean Government sends a team of technicians to Fukushima to monitor the operation closely, and China states that the EANA has published its "too tight" report over time.
However, the Fukushima disaster is not over, reactors still need cooling water, 100 cubic metres per day, according to BBC data.
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