On March 11, 2011, an earthquake measuring 9.0 on the Richter scale struck the northeast Pacific region of Japan, causing a tsunami and causing the Fukushima nuclear accident. Here's information about the Fukushima nuclear accident:
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On April 12, 2011, Japan Atomic Power Corporation admitted for the first time that the Fukushima nuclear power plant would discharge purified radioactive wastewater into the sea.
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On April 13, 2021, the Japanese government officially decided to discharge Fukushima nuclear wastewater into the sea. In September, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will hold a ministerial meeting in Fukushima, Japan, and Party B will officially announce the decision to discharge nuclear water into the ocean.
Nuclear sewage is discharged into the ocean
On July 22, 2022, Tokyo Electric Power Company, the operator of the Fukushima nuclear power plant, was found to have discharged untreated contaminated water into the Japanese ocean, and the Fukushima nuclear accident had a profound impact on the local area, and there is still considerable controversy and opposition to the practice of discharging pollution into the sea, according to the Russian Satellite News Agency.
What is "nuclear sewage"?
Nuclear effluent from the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant refers to water containing radioactive material produced from the damaged reactor of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. After the Fukushima accident, these reactors have partially melted down and continue to produce large amounts of radioactive wastewater. In order to cool these reactors, large amounts of cooling water need to be continuously injected, resulting in the generation of large amounts of nuclear sewage.
The sea is polluted
These nuclear effluents contain a variety of radioactive substances, such as iodine-131, cesium-137, strontium-90, etc., which have radioactivity that is harmful to the human body. Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), the operator of the Fukushima nuclear power plant, took a number of measures to treat the wastewater after the accident, including storing it in large tanks, evaporating it and discharging it into the atmosphere, and injecting it deep underground through the ground.
At 1 p.m. on August 24, 2023, the Japanese government ignored strong doubts and opposition from the international community and unilaterally forcibly activated the discharge of contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear accident.
South Korean people protest
South Korean people protest
What Japan has done is to transfer risks to the world, pass on the pain to future generations of mankind, become a destroyer of the ecological environment and a global marine polluter, violate the rights of people of all countries, and violate its own moral responsibility and obligations under international law. Japan's removal of nuclear-contaminated water and its own international dock will surely be condemned by the international community for a long time. The Chinese government has always adhered to the principle of putting the people first and will take all necessary measures to safeguard food safety and the health of Chinese people.