China News Service, November 22. According to a report from Japan’s Kyodo News Agency on the 21st, the Japanese government recently convened a panel on nuclear sewage in Fukushima Prefecture.
Japan’s Tokyo Electric Power Company previously stated that in the case of nuclear sewage discharge, the annual radiation exposure to residents is far below the upper limit of ordinary people. As a result, the local government of Fukushima requested TEPCO to provide further explanation.
Data map: February 13, 2021 local time, Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, Japan.
According to reports, on the 20th local time, the Japanese government convened the "Fukushima Council for Reactor Decommissioning, Sewage, and Water Treatment Measures" on the Tokyo Electric Power Company's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture.
The heads of local governments in Fukushima Prefecture and representatives of fishery-related organizations attended the meeting and expressed their opinions.
According to the report, TEPCO has simulated the activity and diffusion of tritium, a radioactive substance contained in nuclear sewage, and recently announced the assessment results that residents who have been exposed to the highest amount of radiation, including fishermen and people who eat a lot of seafood, have the most annual radiation. It is 0.00031 mSv, which is much lower than the upper limit of 1 mSv for ordinary people, so the environmental impact on people and seafood is "extremely slight".
Regarding the explanation of TEPCO, some people said, “People don’t trust TEPCO too much and hope to provide a third-party assessment at the same time” and “hope to provide a simple and understandable explanation to the residents.” There are also opinions, “How much is this? Conservative assessment results, I hope to repeat the explanation."
Data map: On April 13, 2021 local time, the Japanese government officially decided to filter and dilute the Fukushima nuclear sewage and discharge it into the sea.
The picture shows the protests held by Japanese people.
On March 11, 2011, a massive earthquake occurred in the waters near Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.
Affected by this, the cores of Units 1 to 3 of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant melted down, and Tepco continued to inject water into the containment of Units 1 to 3 to cool the core and recover sewage.
On April 13, 2021, the Japanese government officially decided to filter and dilute the Fukushima nuclear sewage into the sea. The discharge time is expected to last 20 to 30 years. However, this decision was met by residents of Fukushima Prefecture and the National Fisheries Union of Japan. Strong opposition from the Federation and others.