Nuclear crisis… People filed a lawsuit against the government

In Japan, a lawsuit was filed against the nuclear power plant operator and the government to stop the discharge of radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea.

About 150 people in Fukushima and Miyagi petitioned the courts to stop the discharge of wastewater from the Dai-ii nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean. The plaintiffs claimed that the wastewater discharge threatened the public’s right to a safe life and hindered the business of local fishermen.

The complainants also requested that the approval granted by the Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NRA) to the facilities built at the plant for the discharge of wastewater be revoked. The plaintiffs’ lawyer, Kawai Hiroyuki, said the dumping of wastewater into the sea by the central government and TEPCO would constitute a “new abuse.”

The tsunami caused by the magnitude 9 earthquake in March 2011 caused damage to 3 of the 4 nuclear reactors at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, and the area around the plant was declared an “evacuation zone” due to rain. radioactive. On August 24, the discharge of radioactive wastewater accumulated at the power plant into the Pacific Ocean began. (AA)