Beijing calls the move a major nuclear safety issue with cross-border implications.
BEIJING: China again voiced strong opposition and condemned Japan’s decision to start releasing treated radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Thursday.
Japan on Thursday started releasing treated radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant wrecked by a 2011 tsunami. China has said it would take necessary measures to protect marine environment, food safety and public health. China’s vice foreign minister also summoned Japan’s ambassador to China to lodge serious representations on the move.
The ministry said “there has been no precedent for man-made discharge of water polluted by nuclear accidents into the ocean, and there is no accepted disposal standard.”
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