Pacific Drain Stress: Nuclear Water Drains Years Later

Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio announced that he will begin discharging radioactive wastewater accumulated at the Fukushima Dai-Dai nuclear power plant into the ocean on August 24.

According to the Kyodo News, Prime Minister Kishida made remarks on the matter after the cabinet meeting. Kishida said that the discharge of radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima In-Dai nuclear power plant into the ocean will begin on August 24.

Prime Minister Kishida stressed that they “will do everything possible to ensure that the discharge of sewage and the demolition of the power station are carried out safely.” Following Kishida’s statement, Kobayakawa Tomoaki, president of the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), which operates the nuclear power plant in Fukushima, assigned his employees to start evacuation work “quickly.”

REACTION FROM NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES

The International Atomic Energy Agency, in its report released on July 4, stated that Japan’s plan to discharge sewage accumulated at the Fukushima In-Dai nuclear power plant into the sea meets safety standards.

Neighboring countries China, South Korea and Taiwan reacted to the Tokyo government’s evacuation decision.

During his visit to the Fukushima Dai-Ichi Nuclear Power Plant, Japanese Prime Minister Kishida warned that safety measures should be prioritized before the wastewater accumulated in the nuclear power plant is discharged into the sea, and stated that measures will be taken measures to eliminate possible negative effects on companies.

With the magnitude 9 earthquake that occurred in March 2011, nuclear meltdowns triggered by the tsunami in the reactor of the Fukushima Dai-Ichi Nuclear Power Plant became mixed in the air and the vicinity of the power plant was declared a “zone of evacuation”. (AA)