Overview: Japanese People Oppose the Discharge of Nuclear Polluted Water in Action Projects | Japan | Nuclear Polluted Water Japan
Tokyo, July 17th (Xinhua) -- Summary: Japanese people are taking action to oppose the discharge of nuclear contaminated water
Xinhua News Agency reporter
The 17th is Japan's statutory holiday "Sea Day", aimed at thanking the kindness of the sea. The Japanese people spontaneously held multiple activities to oppose the discharge of nuclear contaminated water into the sea.
On that day, a rally called "Don't Discharge Polluted Water into the Sea - Protecting the Ocean and Life" was held in Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture, initiated by civic groups such as the "Don't Pollute the Ocean Again! Citizen Conference". Fishery practitioners and other citizens braved the scorching sun to participate in the rally, expressing their opposition to the discharge of nuclear contaminated water into the sea from their respective perspectives, and calling on the government to reconsider the plan.
The "Future Oceans" project initiated by non-profit organizations such as the Fukushima Prefecture Peace Forum in Japan was officially launched on the same day, aiming to prevent the Japanese government and Tokyo Electric Power Company from discharging nuclear contaminated water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the sea to protect the ocean.
At a press conference held on the 7th of this month, one of the initiators, the Director of the Japanese National Assembly Against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs, Yazhi Tani, introduced that the "Future Oceans" project will spread the opposition to the discharge of nuclear contaminated water into the sea to Japan and abroad through methods such as soliciting signatures against the discharge, opening a homepage, and creating short videos.
The organization believes that the treatment of Fukushima nuclear contaminated water should not be easily discharged into the sea, but should explore the addition of water storage tanks, etc; The radioactive materials generated by nuclear accidents should not be discharged into nature again, but should be properly sealed; We must leave a clean ocean for the future.
Gu Yazhi said that even if the Japanese government forcefully promotes a sea discharge plan, it will take a long time to complete the discharge, so even if the discharge is initiated, efforts must be made to prevent it. The "Future Oceans" project will long oppose the discharge of nuclear contaminated water into the sea.
"It is the responsibility of our generation to leave a clean ocean for the future," said Gu Yazhi.
The attitude of Japanese fishing groups against the discharge of nuclear contaminated water into the sea has not changed. On the 14th, Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, Yasumi Nishimura, visited the National Fisheries Association of Japan and held talks with its president, Yasushin Sakamoto. During an interview with Japanese media after the talks, Yasushin Sakamoto emphasized that as long as he cannot rest assured about emissions, it is impossible to change his opposition position.
On the 11th, during an exchange of views with Yasumi Nishimura, the President of the Fukushima Fisheries Cooperation Association Federation, Tetsuya Nozaki, once again expressed his opposition to emissions. After the meeting, he emphasized that, from the perspective of the agreement that "no disposal will be carried out without the understanding of stakeholders", emissions into the sea cannot be tolerated.
According to a poll released by Kyodo News Agency on the 16th, over 80% of respondents stated that the Japanese government's explanation of the discharge of contaminated water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea was insufficient.