China News Service, August 4th. According to the Japan Jiji News Agency, on the morning of the 4th local time, Tokyo Electric Power Company of Japan officially launched the construction project of the nuclear sewage discharge facilities of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.
The data picture shows the nuclear sewage storage tank of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan on February 11.
According to reports, the project is expected to be completed in the spring of 2023, but if the construction period is delayed due to factors such as weather, it may also be completed in the summer of 2023.
However, the report pointed out that local residents are still worried about the loss of nuclear sewage discharge to the sea. Even if the sea discharge facilities are completed, the actual discharge still needs to be understood by the local people.
On March 11, 2011, an earthquake with a magnitude of 9.0 occurred in the waters off northeastern Japan and triggered a huge tsunami, causing heavy casualties.
Affected by the earthquake and tsunami, a large amount of radioactive material leaked from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.
On April 13, 2021, the Japanese government decided to discharge a large amount of nuclear sewage from Fukushima into the sea.
According to the plan, the nuclear sewage will be diluted with sea water and then discharged about 1 km offshore through an undersea tunnel.
The move was strongly opposed by the Fukushima Prefecture Fisheries Association and the National Federation of Fisheries Associations of Japan, as well as the international community.