Japan plans to dump more than 1 million tonnes of wastewater into the Pacific Ocean. The water comes from the Fukushima nuclear plant that was wrecked by the devastating tsunami in 2011.
The government of Japan announced the decision via a statement. On the premise of strict compliance with regulatory standards that have been established, we select oceanic release, Japanese Government, via NPR. According to NPR, the wastewater has been treated but it remains radioactive.
Release of the wastewater will occur over the course of decades, beginning in two years from now.
Esmée Beurze
The Brussels Times
