Finance Minister Taro Aso prepares to attend a meeting of the Suga Cabinet. (Koichi Ueda)
TAIPEI Finance Minister Taro Aso’s comment about treated water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant prompted a reaction from Taiwan, which had been low key about Japan’s decision to dump that water into the ocean.
Aso came under fire abroad when he said last week it would be safe to drink the water that will be released into the ocean from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.
The water will be treated first but will still contain tritium, a radioactive form of hydrogen. Aso, who is also the deputy prime minister, said the water will be so diluted of tritium that it would be drinkable.
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Taipei, April 17 (CNA) Taiwan's Atomic Energy Council (AEC) said on Saturday that it is planning to set up a warning system to closely monitor the waters around the country in the wake of a Japanese plan to release treated radioactive water from the disabled Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean in two years.
MOFA makes solemn representation on Japan s radioactive water plans
04/15/2021 10:30 PM
The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. Kyodo News photo
Taipei, April 15 (CNA) Taiwan s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) has made a solemn representation to Japan over its decision to dump treated nuclear wastewater into the ocean, following criticism from Taiwan s main opposition party and environmental groups over the government s initial statement on Tokyo s plan.
At a regular press briefing on Thursday, MOFA spokesperson Joanne Ou (歐江安) said the ministry has lodged a solemn representation concerning Japan s recent decision, and conveyed the concerns of different groups in Taiwan to the Japanese side.
During the briefing, Ou was again asked by reporters to respond to Tokyo s announcement on Tuesday that it plans to release more than 1.25 million tons of treated wastewater from the disabled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean in around two years.
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