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Wednesday, August 23rd, 2023

Japan to release Fukushima water into ocean starting Aug. 24

Author:     Sakura Murakami and Tom Bateman
Source:     Reuters
Publication Date:     August 22, 2023 | 12:26 AM PDT
 Link: Japan to release Fukushima water into ocean starting Aug. 24
Stephan:  

Tomorrow, Japan is going to dump into the ocean the radioactive water it has accumulated in hundreds of storage tanks after the Fukishima nuclear disaster. There has never been a discharge of this quantity. No one, as this article describes, although the Japanese feel it is safe, quite knows what will happen. Like Chernobyl a nuclear crisis event leaves a host of problems. That plus the unsolved waste problem is why I think there is no wellbeing oriented energy option involving nuclear reactors.

An aerial view shows the storage tanks for treated water at the tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Okuma town, Fukushima prefecture, Japan August 22, 2023.
Credit: Kyodo / REUTERS

TOKYO, JAPAN – Japan said on Tuesday it will start releasing more than 1 million metric tonnes of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant on Aug. 24, putting into motion a plan that has drawn strong criticism from China.

The plan, approved two years ago by the Japanese government as crucial to decommissioning the plant operated by Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) (9501.T), has also faced criticism from local fishing groups, who fear reputational damage and a threat to their livelihood.

“I have asked Tepco to swiftly prepare for the water discharge in accordance with the plan approved by the Nuclear Regulation Authority, and expect the water release to start on August 24, weather conditions permitting,” Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Tuesday morning.

The announcement comes a day after the government said it had won “a degree of understanding” from […]

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2 Comments

  1. Robert K Rouse on Wednesday, August 23, 2023 at 8:09 am

    I think there will be a market for small radiation detectors that people can take to the grocery store.

  2. Sam Crespi on Thursday, August 24, 2023 at 6:51 pm

    A new low has been hit. And currently Japan is not doing well. Their population has taken a sharp down turn. It’s known as an aging nation. And it seems China is following on their heels.