Agriculture Minister Nogami Dispose of water containing tritium, etc. “Respecting the opinions of fishermen” October 3, 18:02
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Nogami visited the Onahamauo Fish Market in Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture, and asked about how to dispose of water containing radioactive substances that continues to accumulate at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, while respecting the opinions of fishermen. I showed the idea of searching for a solution to.
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Nogami visited Fukushima Prefecture for the first time after taking office and visited the Onahama Fish Market in Iwaki City.
During this session, he exchanged opinions with Satoshi Nozaki, chairman of the Fukushima Prefectural Fisheries Federation, and said, "I would like to work on the reconstruction of the disaster area as soon as possible with the awareness that all ministers are reconstruction ministers."
In response, Chairman Nozaki explained that the restrictions on the shipment of all seafood were lifted in February, and discussions are underway with the aim of resuming full-scale operations in April next year.
On top of that, he asked for understanding that if water containing radioactive substances such as tritium, which continues to accumulate at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, is released into the sea, it will be hit by rumors.
After the inspection, Minister Nogami told reporters, "We must give top priority to not hindering the efforts of fishermen and consider treatment methods and measures against reputational damage." He expressed his intention to seek a solution to the problem while respecting it.