Fukushima Scholar: The Japanese government should not unilaterally decide to discharge nuclear contaminated water into the sea. This will bury the root of the disaster in Fukushima | People | Scholars
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On July 19th, according to a report by Tokyo Shimbun on the 18th, the discharge date of Fukushima nuclear contaminated water is approaching, and many Japanese people believe that this matter should be discussed carefully. Recently, scholars from Fukushima University established the "Fukushima Roundtable Conference on Reflection on Nuclear Pollution Water Issues" and stated at the conference that the Japanese government and Tokyo Electric Power Company should not make unilateral decisions, but should discuss multiple perspectives with the public.
The roundtable meeting received support from people in various industries such as Fukushima fisheries and agriculture. Including online participants, the first round table meeting was attended by 120 people and more than 20 speakers. Former President of Fukushima University, Katsuki Nakai, said, "The government should not let the efforts made by local fishermen in Fukushima go to waste. The people have been working hard for the reconstruction of Fukushima, and the government and TEPCO should stand on an equal footing and exchange opinions with the people."
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According to Takashi Sugano, the highest advisor of the Fukushima Prefecture Agricultural Cooperation Association Central Committee, it is not enough for the government and TEPCO to only explain the already decided plan to the public, in order to demonstrate their attitude of working together with the people to solve the problem. Fukushima Prefecture Organic Agriculture Organization representative Masahiro Sugano believes that the decision to discharge nuclear contaminated water into the sea does not reflect the voices of the public, especially those in the fishing and agricultural industries. Fukushima University Associate Professor Lin Yanping stated that discharging nuclear contaminated water without sufficient discussion will undoubtedly lay the foundation for the future.
On the 17th, a citizen group in Fukushima Prefecture organized a rally against the discharge of nuclear contaminated water into the sea, and about 300 Japanese citizens issued protests. Professor Suzuki Rang, Emeritus at the University of Tokyo, stated that no one knows the impact of nuclear pollution flowing into the ocean. "The first ones to be affected are marine organisms."