Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Nishimura met with fisheries officers in Fukushima Prefecture and others concerning the plan to dilute the handled water collected on the Tokyo Electric Power Company Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station to a focus under the usual and launch it into the ocean, whereas gaining the understanding of the locals. I indicated my intention to proceed with preparations.
Regarding the handled water containing radioactive supplies comparable to tritium that accumulates on the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, the federal government plans to dilute it to a focus under the usual and launch it into the ocean, and TEPCO is getting ready to begin releasing it by this summer season. I’m right here.
Under these circumstances, Minister Nishimura met with fishery officers in Miyagi Prefecture, Fukushima Prefecture, and Ibaraki Prefecture one after one other on the tenth and defined the progress of the plan.
Of these, in Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture, he met with Satoshi Nozaki, chairman of the Fukushima Prefectural Fisheries Federation, and Minister Nishimura stated, “When continuing with the decommissioning of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, the discharge of handled water into the ocean is an unavoidable situation. While advancing the furnace, I want to work to proceed and stability the livelihoods of everybody’s fishing trade,” he stated, displaying his intention to proceed with preparations whereas gaining the understanding of the area people.