Japan mothers’ group fears Fukushima water release could revive health concerns
Iwaki, JapanReuters Waves crashing on a Japanese beach lashed a man and a woman wearing waders and hats as they demonstrated the use of a blue bucket to scoop some of the liquid into large plastic containers to be taken away and tested for radiation. Members of a group that tracks such levels in food […]
IAEA head Grossi vouches for safety of water release at wrecked Fukushima plant
Tokyo, JapanReuters International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi on Wednesday vouched for the safety of Japan’s plan to release treated radioactive water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the ocean after he surveyed the facility. In a major milestone for the decommissioning of the power plant, destroyed in a massive earthquake and […]
IAEA head Grossi meets with local residents ahead of visit to wrecked Fukushima plant
Tokyo, JapanReuters International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi met residents on Wednesday to assuage concerns over the safety of Japan’s plan to release treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the ocean. In a major milestone for the decommissioning of the power plant, destroyed in the massive earthquake and […]
Fukushima water release stokes fresh fears for fisherman
Shinchimachi, Japan Reuters A chilly dawn paints the sky magenta and purple as Japanese fisherman Haruo Ono unloads his catch of flounder, crab and sea bass from his boat at the small port of Shinchimachi. A third-generation fisherman, Ono, 71, has been putting to sea for half a century from Shinchimachi, 55 kilometres north of […]
Pacific islands urge Japan to delay release of Fukushima waste over contamination fears
Sydney, Australia Reuters Pacific island nations are urging Japan to delay the release of water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant over fears fisheries will be contaminated, the Pacific Island Forum said on Wednesday. The Japanese Government said last week that water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant could be released into the […]
Japan to release contaminated Fukushima water into sea after treatment
Tokyo, JapanReuters Japan will release more than a million tonnes of contaminated water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea, the government said on Tuesday, a move China called “extremely irresponsible”, while South Korea summoned Tokyo’s ambassador in Seoul to protest. The first release of water will take place in about two years, […]