Witness of Fukushima nuclear accident: Nuclear contaminated water discharge into the sea will cause harm to residents around the world | Japanese government | Witness
12 years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan, it is still a lingering shadow in the hearts of the local people. Many local residents in Fukushima Prefecture believe that the Fukushima nuclear accident has caused a disaster, and if the contaminated water is discharged into the sea, it will cause harm to the world. They hope that the Japanese government can turn the tide and revoke the decision to discharge it into the sea.
Misanobu is from Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture, and lives less than 60 kilometers away from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. In 2011, he personally experienced the Fukushima nuclear accident. He recalled that the Japanese government was unable to quickly issue the necessary shelter instructions at that time.
Fukushima Prefecture environmental activist Misanobu: At that time, the Japanese government issued a notice for residents within a 5-kilometer radius of the nuclear power plant to seek refuge, which was then changed to 10 kilometers, and then to a 20 kilometer evacuation instruction. When the government issued a 20 kilometer evacuation directive, some people said that high levels of radiation had already been measured near the nuclear power plant. On the 12th, Unit 1 exploded, on the 14th, Unit 3 exploded, and then on the 15th, Unit 4 exploded again. This is really too serious. Although I did not receive any notice of refuge, I made up my mind to take refuge on the day of the explosion of Flight 3.
Mishan said that after being severely damaged by the nuclear accident, local residents finally saw a glimmer of hope after more than a decade of post disaster reconstruction. Now the Japanese government is going to discharge nuclear contaminated water into the sea, which will cause harm to the local area and even the world once again.
Fukushima Prefecture environmental activist Misanobu: The Fukushima nuclear accident has had a significant impact on the world. In the process of Fukushima residents striving for revival, they are now having to discharge nuclear contaminated water into the sea, which has once again had an impact on many places. It poses a huge threat to other residents of Fukushima Prefecture, as well as fishermen in Miyagi and Ibaraki prefectures, and even to Pacific island countries.
Mishan stated that continuing to store nuclear contaminated water on land is the truly safe and secure solution, rather than simply storing it in a row.
Fukushima Prefecture environmental activist Misanobu: Radioactive elements have a half-life, so there is no need to rush to discharge them into the sea now. We are very disappointed with the decision to discharge them into the sea, but all we can do is continue to protest.
