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Consideration of backlash from fishing organizations, etc.
Considering the delay in the saturation period due to the decrease in the amount of contaminated water
Emphasis on “conformity with international standards” in Japan despite rebellion between Korea and China
Storage tanks storing contaminated water that line the site of the first nuclear power plant in Fukushima, Japan. Fukushima = Reuters Yonhap News
The Japanese government has postponed the decision to release the contaminated water from the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant into the ocean for now. The cause is to prepare measures for the ‘windpyeong damage (damage caused by rumors)’ and to further review the dissemination of internal and external information, but the Japanese government has not been signaled that it is ‘stalling’ as it complies with the international standards.
“There is no decision on the 27th (as reported by the media),” Hiroshi Kajiyama, the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, said on the 23rd at a press conference after the countermeasures meeting of the relevant ministries. . Earlier, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said: “It is impossible to postpone it without establishing a policy forever,” noting that the final decision on the ocean discharge will be made on the 27th.
The postponement of the decision is a conscious measure of internal and external concerns about the ocean discharge of polluted water. In February, the subcommittee of experts within the Japanese government wrote a report highlighting ocean discharge among them, compressing it into ocean discharge and air discharge as a method of removing polluted water. Subsequently, a total of 4,011 public opinions were received to collect opinions from April to July, but around 2,700 opinions were concerned about safety, such as ‘contaminated water is harmful to the human body’. About 1,000 views were concerned about the damage to the windpyeong and the delay in the local revival. Separately, there were more than 2,000 opinions that suggested a way to keep them in storage tanks as they are now.
In addition, related organizations such as the National Federation of Fishing Cooperatives and the National Liaison Association of Consumer Organizations issued statements one after another against the government’s final decision in a situation in which they did not achieve public understanding. It seems to have decided that time is needed to coordinate opinions to alleviate this.
The Japanese government initially planned to decide how to get rid of the contaminated water this summer. In the summer of 2022, the contaminated water storage tank at the nuclear power plant site is expected to reach saturation (1,370,000 tons), and the two-year preparation period is assumed from the discharge decision. However, since the contaminated water from 170 to 180 tons per day has been reduced to 140 tons this year, the saturation period is delayed by several months, increasing the possibility of 2023.
The decommissioning of 97 old tanks is scheduled at the nuclear power plant site, and Asahi Shimbun reported that there is a plan to expand the contaminated water storage tank at the site. In this case, it means securing a site that can store contaminated water for two years. However, Tokyo Electric Power’s decision is drawing attention, as it can also be used as a storage location for spent nuclear fuel extracted during the decommissioning process.
However, the Japanese government is in the position that there is no problem under international law to dilute the concentration of radiation dose below the international standard and release it. Accordingly, he plans to explain to the governments of each country through the embassy in Japan after the final political decision. However, China’s Foreign Ministry insisted on the 19th that “we have to make a deliberate decision after sufficient consultation with neighboring countries.” Jeju Governor Won Hee-ryong of South Korea protested on the 20th saying, “If we enforce the contaminated water discharge from the Fukushima nuclear power plant, we will file a lawsuit against Korea and Japan and the International Court. “.
Tokyo = Kim Hoe-kyung Correspondent [email protected]
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