Japan to release treated Fukushima nuclear plant water into sea: PM Yoshihide Suga Updated Apr 13, 2021 | 06:19 IST
Japan s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga told a ministerial meeting that disposing of the water was an inevitable task in the decades-long process of decommissioning the nuclear plant. Fukushima nuclear plant | Photo Credit: AP
Tokyo: Japan s government on Tuesday approved a plan to release more than one million tonnes of treated water from the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean, in a controversial decision that follows years of debate.
The release, which is not likely to begin for several years and could take decades to complete, has sparked concern in neighbouring countries and faces fierce opposition from local fishing communities and anti-nuclear activists.