The Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) began discharging Fukushima’s radioactive wastewater into the ocean at 1 p.m. native time on Thursday.
China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment on Thursday morning voiced robust opposition to Japan’s resolution, saying that the act is “extremely selfish and irresponsible.” It strongly urged the Japanese authorities to heed the voice of the worldwide group and settle for strict worldwide supervision.
According to the ministry, China has been monitoring radiation in its waters over the previous two years. It mentioned the focus and radioactivity of synthetic radionuclides within the seawater and marine organisms are inside regular vary.
The ecology ministry mentioned it is going to strengthen the monitoring of China’s waters and assess the affect of Fukushima’s contaminated water on China’s waters to earnestly safeguard the nation’s pursuits and folks’s well being.
(Cover: An aerial picture of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, Â August 22, 2023. /CFP)
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Source: CGTN