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Ignoring science, environmental protection and international law – G7 endorses Japan’s Fukushima water discharge plans

Legacy of Fukushima disaster shows nuclear energy is no solution to energy and climate crisis. Sapporo, Japan – WEBWIRE – Monday, April 17, 2023 The nations of the G7 have chosen politics over science and the protection of the marine environment with their decision to support the Japanese governments plans to discharge Fukushima radioactive waste water into the Pacific Ocean. The 1.3 million cubic meters/tons of radioactive waste water at the Fukushima Daiichi plant, currently in tanks, is scheduled to be discharged into the Pacific Ocean this year. Nations in the Asia Pacific region, led by the Pacific Island Forum, ... Read more