Lawmakers from the opposition events of Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK) issued a joint assertion on Wednesday in opposition to the discharge of contaminated water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear energy plant.
The assertion mentioned the lawmakers referred to as on the Japanese authorities to droop plans of releasing nuclear-contaminated water into the ocean and make all its efforts to unravel the issue by means of worldwide cooperation.
It additionally mentioned the Japanese authorities ignored its guarantees with the fishermen and pushed the nuclear-contaminated water discharge plan to the trial operation stage.
The launch of nuclear-contaminated water might last more than the 30 years initially deliberate, and the full quantity of radioactive materials remains to be unclear, in line with the assertion.
As for the International Atomic Energy Agency’s complete evaluation report back to the Japanese authorities, the assertion mentioned the report solely met its security evaluation indicators and didn’t talk about environmental impacts.
(Cover: People participate in a joint rally to protest Japan’s Fukushima discharge plan in Seoul, Republic of Korea, July 10, 2023. /CFP)
Source: CGTN