this is a protest this week in south korea. it has banned fish imports from around fukushima. it is china, though, that is leading the charge, calling the plan unjust, unreasonable and unnecessary. indeed, it accused tokyo of using the ocean like a private sewer. hong kong has also put some limits on fish imports from japan. japanese fishermen are also worried about what the discharge of water will mean for their livelihoods. but the japanese government says it is needed as part of the plan to decommission the fukushima nuclear plant. these are live pictures from the fukushima nuclear plant with the water, millions of tons from the nuclear power plant are due to be released into the pacific ocean right now. live now to our tokyo correspondent shaimaa khalil who s in fukushima.
reputational damage through the years many here feel that the releasing of the water will send them back to square one. this reputational damage is not just injapan but also across the region where many neighbouring countries have also been worried and angry. shaimaa khalil and fukushima, thank you. live pictures from the plant were 1 thank you. live pictures from the plant were1 million thank you. live pictures from the plant were 1 million tons of that wastewater, treated from the fukushima nuclear power plant are starting to be released today. the last day of the brics summit of leading developing countries takes place today. injohannesburg, the bloc have agreed mechanisms for considering new members. expansion could give global clout to the group, which consists of brazil, russia, india, china and south africa. the final day of the summit will see a press conference where a number of new countries will be given brics membership.
the company running the plant will be releasing its first batch of water for the first amount. this is going to happen through a decade of many decades, actually, they are estimating 30 years for the whole amount to be released because it will be a controlled and gradual process. we know within those two weeks they are aiming to release 7.8 thousand tons, essentially eight tons of treated contaminated water. the government, and the iaea insist it is safe but the fishermen we have spoken to through the week and locals are all extremely worried, there is if you will a gap between facts and the fear factor here, the fact whatever assurances have been given they do nothing to reassure people that their livelihoods are not going to be addressed, especially the fishing industry and also that people here are going to be safe. fukushima has suffered a great deal of
approved the plan it said would have a negligible radiological impact on people and the environment. indeed, experts say once the water hits the ocean, it will be massively diluted. however, there have been fears, particularly around marine life and seafood. this is a protest this week in south korea. it has banned fish imports from around fukushima. it is china, though, that is leading the charge, calling the plan unjust, unreasonable and unnecessary. indeed, it accused tokyo of using the ocean like a private sewer. hong kong has also put some limits on fish imports from japan. japanese fishermen are also worried about what the discharge of water will mean for their livelihoods. but the japanese government says it is needed as part of the plan to decommission the fukushima nuclear plant.
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