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Related: About this forumJapan PM says plan to release Fukushima water coming soon
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.
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soothsayer
(38,601 posts)But probably not.
On edit: I see they wont release it for two years.
Ill return with havent they watched Godzilla?? comments then.
Mickju
(1,796 posts)FBaggins
(26,714 posts)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).