Japan says it dumps one million tonnes of Fukushima wastewater into the sea

The Japanese government has urged everyone to relax on its newly announced plan to dump more than a million tonnes of polluted water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea. The government confirmed its plan on Tuesday, with Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga describing it as the most realistic option to deal with the massive amount of water used since 2011 to cool Fukushima’s molten reactors. , and Japan’s neighbors – but Suga insisted that its government “take all necessary measures to absolutely guarantee the safety of the treated water and to address incorrect information.” It is not known exactly how much radioactive material would remain in the water if dumped. The Chinese government criticized the decision as “extremely irresponsible” and said Japan was deliberately ignoring the potential damage.

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