The Japanese government has decided to dump more than 1 million tons of polluted water into the sea from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced today, which is expected to provoke angry reactions from countries in the region, especially South Korea.
The decision defies reactions abroad and at home, especially on the part of Fukushima fisheries workers, who oppose the idea from the outset.
The decision announced by Mr. Suga puts an end to the dialogue that has been going on for the last seven years on how the authorities would treat polluted water from rain, groundwater and the necessary injections to cool the reactor cores in melting after the March 11, 2011 tsunami.
The process of discharging water into the sea will begin in about two years and is expected to take decades, clarified the Japanese government.
The water should be treated to remove harmful isotopes and diluted so that international standards are not violated before being dumped into the sea, she assured.
The decision was announced about three months before the start of the Tokyo Olympics, a year after it was postponed. Part of the event will be held in facilities not more than 60 km from the damaged power plant της Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO).
The issue of polluted water at the nuclear power plant is one of the most thorny for the Japanese government, which is in the process of decommissioning the Fukushima plant, which will last for decades.
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