Neglecting people's lives and being irresponsible! TEPCO claims that the discharge of nuclear contaminated water into the sea cannot be postponed | Chief Cabinet Secretary | Water discharge
Starting today, the Japan Atomic Energy Regulatory Commission will conduct the final inspection of the contaminated water discharge equipment at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. What will it mean if the final inspection passes?
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Starting from today, the Japan Atomic Energy Regulatory Commission will conduct a 3-day final inspection of nuclear contaminated water discharge equipment, which will continue until June 30th. The inspection will mainly confirm whether the discharge equipment can operate normally and whether the water flow can be cut off in case of emergency. If the inspection passes, the Japan Atomic Energy Regulatory Commission will issue an acceptance certificate within about a week, which means that the nuclear contaminated water discharge plan is ready in terms of equipment.
Yesterday, Tokyo Electric Power Company announced that the trial operation of the sea discharge equipment, which lasted for about two weeks, had ended without any problems. On that day, the relevant person in charge of TEPCO explained the current situation of the discharge project at a meeting of the Fukushima Prefecture Fisheries Group.
In response, the head of the Fukushima Prefectural Fisheries Group stated at the meeting that they will firmly oppose discharging into the sea no matter what. After the meeting, he also told the media that eight years ago, the Japanese government and TEPCO promised not to dispose of nuclear contaminated water without the understanding of relevant personnel. Even now, fishing personnel have not agreed to discharge it into the sea. The Chief Cabinet Secretary of Japan stated at a press conference on the 28th that he will continue to abide by this commitment.
At the beginning of this month, the International Atomic Energy Agency working group visited Japan again. According to the latest news from Japanese media, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will meet with the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Grossy, on July 4th. Afterwards, based on Grossy's final report submitted in person, Fumio Kishida will decide on the specific time to initiate sea discharge.
Despite strong opposition from fishermen in Fukushima and other areas, as well as the National Federation of Fishery Associations in Japan, the completion of underwater tunnels, completion of trial operations, and final inspections continue to be carried out in a "card like" manner, and the Japanese government has become an urgent and unavoidable move, which has also caused dissatisfaction among the Japanese people.
Some Japanese people held protest rallies, holding banners and shouting against the discharge of nuclear contaminated water into the sea. Someone told reporters that discharging nuclear contaminated water into the sea without evidence to prove its harmlessness is "reckless and irresponsible" behavior, and called on the Japanese government to immediately stop preparing for the discharge of nuclear contaminated water into the sea.
Tokyo Electric Power Company claims that the discharge of nuclear contaminated water into the sea cannot be delayed
The President of Tokyo Electric Power Company stated at a shareholder meeting on the 28th that the discharge of contaminated water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea cannot be postponed. He also stated that he will continue to abide by the promise made to the local fishing community in Fukushima not to dispose of nuclear contaminated water until understood.
