Fukushima Fisheries Association conveys concerns about nuclear wastewater discharge into the sea to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. Tokyo Electric Power Company | Fisheries | Fukushima Fisheries Association
On June 8th, according to Kyodo News Agency, on the 7th local time, in response to the efforts of the Japanese government and Tokyo Electric Power Company to discharge nuclear wastewater into the sea around the summer, the head of the Shoma Shuangye Fisheries Association, led by Tomiko Kono, who is based around the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, visited the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, and directly conveyed the concerns of fishing personnel about the damage to their image caused by the discharge into the sea.
According to reports, at the beginning of the meeting, some of it was made public to the media. Kono introduced the concerns of fishery personnel, including "Why must discharge be from Fukushima?" "What will happen to our image of life being damaged due to nuclear wastewater discharge into the sea?" and other issues.
Meanwhile, Nishimura emphasized that "every effort will be made to take measures to ensure the continuation of Fukushima's charming fishing industry.".
The coastal fishing industry in Fukushima Prefecture completed the trial operation of limited sea days and waters in March 2021, and is in the transition stage to formal operation. After the meeting, Kono said in an interview, "We have conveyed our thoughts and hope that the reconstruction efforts will not be in vain. The Fisheries Association strongly opposes the discharge into the sea. We hope that the central government will take responsibility and take measures to damage its image.".
TEPCO plans to build a 1-kilometer-long underwater tunnel from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant near the sea to discharge diluted radioactive contaminated water into the Pacific Ocean. TEPCO officially started the construction of the underwater tunnel project in August last year.
According to reports, the tunnel construction of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant's contaminated water discharge project has been basically completed, and the overall construction of the underwater tunnel is expected to be completed by the end of June.
According to NHK's previous report, TEPCO began injecting seawater into the discharge tunnel on June 5th local time, and the tunnel was filled with about 6000 tons of seawater during the day of June 6th.
After the launch of Japan's plan to discharge nuclear contaminated water into the sea, it has been opposed by domestic civil society groups such as fishing groups. The international community has also repeatedly expressed opposition and doubts about Japan's decision to discharge nuclear contaminated water into the sea.