Japan PM says plan to release Fukushima water coming soon

[TexasTowelie]

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Wednesday that his government is working on the final details of a plan to release massive amounts of radioactive water being stored at the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant, a decision that has been delayed by protests.

More than nine years after the disaster, the government still hasn't made clear what it will do with the water at the plant, though a release into the ocean has been largely speculated on in recent years.

“We cannot put off our decision forever without making a plan," Suga told a parliamentary session Wednesday, saying the plant is running out of storage space. “Based on discussions and expertise we've had, we will further deepen our discussion and responsibly make a decision at an appropriate time.”

A government panel in February issued a report recommending releasing the water into the ocean as the most realistic plan. The government and the plant operator, Tokyo Electric Power Co., or TEPCO, say all radioactive materials but tritium can be safely removed, and that tritium is largely harmless.

Read more: https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Japan-PM-says-plan-to-release-Fukushima-water-15680698.php

[soothsayer]

1. I hope they mean "soon" the way drumpf does.

But probably not.

On edit: I see they won’t release it for two years.

I’ll return with “haven’t they watched Godzilla??” comments then.

[Mickju]

3. That made me laugh!

[FBaggins]

2. Must have seen this article 20 times in the last few years

They keep saying they're going to make a decision soon and can't wait forever... and then another few months go by and the news is unchanged.

Based on the replies to the related threads and reported protests... they're doing a lousy job of educating the public (the last sentence you posted notwithstanding).