On the 22nd, it will be announced. Japanese media reported that the date of nuclear wastewater discharge into the sea is related | Tokyo | date
According to the Asahi Shimbun on August 19th, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will hold talks with officials from the National Fisheries Cooperation Association and the Fukushima Prefectural Fisheries Federation in Tokyo on August 21st regarding the issue of nuclear contaminated water discharge from Tokyo Electric Power's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. The relevant matters are currently under final coordination.
The report states that Kishida will personally explain the safety of nuclear contaminated water and strive for understanding. Based on the results of the talks, the government will hold a meeting of relevant officials on the 22nd to make a decision on the date of sea discharge.
The Japanese government plans to launch sea discharge by the end of August this year, but it has faced opposition from the All Fisheries Federation and the Prefectural Fisheries Federation. Kishida believes that it is necessary to explain the content of the report by the International Atomic Energy Agency stating that Japan's nuclear contaminated water "meets international safety standards" before the official decision on the discharge date.
▲ Information image: On May 19, 2022, local time, in Fukushima, Japan, the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Grossy, visited the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant of TEPCO.
The report states that the relevant cabinet meeting will be held on the 22nd. After deciding on the discharge date, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, Yasuhiro Nishimura, will once again go to Fukushima to explain the decision to fisheries officials.
On the 7th of this month, Fumio Kishida stated in an interview with reporters that his understanding of discharging into the sea has improved, stating that "the trust relationship with fishermen is gradually deepening.".