The Japan Bar Association submits a letter of advice to abandon the discharge of nuclear-contaminated water to the sea

　　Japanese media: The Japan Bar Association submits a letter of opinion to Kishida, demanding to give up the discharge of nuclear-contaminated water to the sea

　　[Global Web Reporter Lin Zeyu] According to Japan's "Asahi Shimbun" report on the 15th, in response to the discharge of nuclear polluted water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant of Tokyo Electric Power Company, the Japan Bar Association submitted an opinion letter to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, requesting to abandon the sea discharge plan , consider other processing methods.

"Asahi Shimbun": In response to the discharge of nuclear-polluted water into the sea, the Japan Bar Association submitted an opinion letter to Kishida, asking to consider other methods

　　According to the report, the submission argued that (the Japanese government) did not do enough to obtain social consent and failed to heed the recommendations made by the expert group "Atomic Energy Citizens Committee" to mix and condense nuclear-contaminated water with cement and sand for preservation.

In addition, the opinion letter criticized that there were basically no question-and-answer sessions in the previous "opinion hearings" held by the Japanese government, which were "formalistic meetings" and "did not see the attitude of listening to the voices of the general public and responding."

Data map: The nuclear sewage water storage tank of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan.

　　According to the report, in addition to Fumio Kishida, the Japan Bar Association also submitted the same letter of opinion to the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, the Minister of Environment and other relevant parties.

　　Recently, the issue of Japan's nuclear-contaminated water discharge into the sea has entered a critical juncture. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) arrived in Japan on the 14th and started a field inspection of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant on the 15th. The investigation will continue until the 18th.

Based on the findings, the IAEA will explore whether nuclear-contaminated water is safe to discharge into the sea, and will compile a report within 2022.