The controversial move comes more than 12 years after nuclear meltdowns at the plant caused by a massive earthquake and tsunami.
‘Don't Nuke the Pacific': Activists Rally Against Plan to Release Radioactive Fukushima Plant Water in Ocean
The release of the treated wastewater has faced strong opposition from Japanese fishing organizations, which worry about further damage to the reputation of their seafood as they struggle to recover from the nuclear disaster. Groups in South Korea and China have also raised concerns, turning it into a political and diplomatic issue.
The government and TEPCO say the water will be treated and then diluted with seawater to levels safer than international standards. The International Atomic Energy Agency in a final report in July concluded that the release, if conducted as designed, will cause negligible impact on the environment and human health. After taking into possible bioconcentration of low-dose radionuclides that remain in the water, the environmental and health impact is still negligible, TEPCO officials said.
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