The first day of the second round of nuclear sewage discharge! Japan has two consecutive earthquakes of magnitude 6 or higher The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning
At about 10:30 local time on October 5, the second round of discharge of contaminated water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant of Japan's Tokyo Electric Power Company began.
At 10 a.m. that day, a 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck the southeast coast of Honshu, Japan, with a focal depth of 10 kilometers.
At about 11 o'clock, an earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale struck off the coast of Torishima, an uninhabited island in the Izu Islands, Japan. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning to the relevant area.
According to TEPCO's previously announced plan, the total amount of nuclear contaminated water planned to be discharged into the sea in the second round is about 7,800 tons, and the discharge cycle is expected to be 17 days.
More than 1.3 million tons of contaminated water are stored at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.
Japan plans to discharge about 1.3 million tons of nuclear sewage into the ocean in batches over the next 30 years, about 31,200 tons per year, about 7,800 tons each time.
The Chinese Government has expressed solemn protest and resolute opposition to the Japanese Government's decision.
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant nuclear disaster
On March 11, 2011, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake off the eastern coast of Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, and a tsunami immediately afterward, caused a series of disaster events such as equipment damage, core meltdown, and radiation release at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, the worst nuclear accident since the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident.
On August 24, 2023, Japan's Tokyo Electric Power Company began discharging nuclear effluent from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the ocean.
On August 28, TEPCO admitted that more than 60% of the radioactive substances stored in nuclear-contaminated water exceeded the standard. No other approach has been considered other than exclusion from overseas.
On September 2, TEPCO admitted that the radioactive substance tritium had been detected after being discharged into the sea.
On September 10, more than 7,100 tons of Fukushima's contaminated water was discharged into the sea, and many places became uninhabited areas due to high radiation risks.
On September 21, Japan's food exports to China plunged 41.2%, the largest decline in 12 years since the Great Japan earthquake.
According to the simulations, the nuclear effluent discharged from Japan will reach the coast of China in about 240 days (April 24, 2024), and after about 1,200 days, it will cover the North Pacific.
The discharge of nuclear sewage into the sea in Japan is a major issue involving the global marine environment and human welfare.
The Government of Japan should be aware of its international obligations and responsibilities as a country responsible for a nuclear accident.
The opinions and interests of relevant countries and regions should be respected, and the impacts and risks of discharging nuclear effluent on the environment and human health should be considered and assessed.
The discharge of nuclear effluent should be stopped and a fair, reasonable, scientific and acceptable treatment plan should be sought.
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