Editorial:Fukushima nuclear sewage is a major problem
文章日期:2020年10月20日

【明報專訊】Nearly a decade after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, the Japanese government intends to make a decision in the short term to discharge more than a million tonnes of nuclear sewage into the sea. It stresses that the sewage has been treated and most of the radioactive substances have been filtered out, so much so that its release into the sea and dilution will not pose a health hazard. However, not only are local fishery organisations strongly opposed to it, but neighbouring countries such as South Korea are also paying close attention. Since the outbreak of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, the Japanese authorities and Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) have been repeatedly criticised for failing to disclose all the facts. Two years ago, TEPCO admitted that its sewage, though filtered, was still found to contain excessive levels of dangerous radioactive substances, and was forced into making a public apology. If they really think that the nuclear sewage is ''safe and harmless'', they can use the sewage for other domestic purposes without discharging it into the sea.

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