The UN's nuclear watchdog earlier greenlighted the plan but Japanese fishing groups fear the release would lead to reputational damage
from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, August 24, a plan that has drawn heavy criticism from China and seafood import bans., the UN nuclear watchdog, also greenlighted the plan in July saying it met international standards and the impact it would have on people and the environment was “negligible.
South Korea’s majority opposition party and civic groups around the country stepped up protests on Wednesday, August 23, against Japan’s plan. President Yoon Suk-yeol’s government has come under criticism for saying that its own assessment found no problems with the scientific and technical aspects of the release.
On Monday, head of the National Federation of Fisheries Cooperative Associations Masanobu Sakamoto said that local fishing groups understood the release could be scientifically safe but still feared reputational damage. Japan says it will remove most radioactive elements from the water except for tritium, a hydrogen isotope that must be diluted because it is difficult to filter.
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