2023-09-04 07:20:46
Japanese fishermen seek court ban on discharge of Fukushima nuclear water
(AFP, Tokyo, 4th) About 100 fishermen and residents near Fukushima said today that they will file a lawsuit in court on the 8th, seeking to prohibit the Fukushima nuclear power plant from continuing to discharge nuclear treatment water into the sea.
Twelve years following the nuclear accident caused by the tsunami triggered by the 311 strong earthquake in 2011, the Fukushima nuclear power plant began to discharge the processed core meltdown cooling water into the Pacific Ocean on August 24 this year.
Many Japanese fishermen oppose the discharge of the nuclear-treated water, fearing that it will undo years of hard work to restore the image of Fukushima’s seafood in the followingmath of the disaster.
This time, there will be more than 100 plaintiffs who will file a petition to the court to prohibit the discharge of nuclear treated water into the sea, including fishermen from Fukushima and neighboring counties and cities. Tanji Sugie, who served as the secretariat of the suing group, told AFP today that they will go to the Fukushima District Court on the 8th to file a lawsuit.
“The government originally promised to seek the consent of the fishermen before deciding to discharge it into the sea, but now it reneges on that promise,” Tanji Sugie said.
The complaining group issued a statement: “This is a wrong policy. It not only ignores the strong opposition of the Fukushima Fisheries Cooperative, but also ignores the aspirations of the Fisheries Cooperatives across Japan. We must not allow (nuclear treated water) to be discharged into the ocean, because it will be for the benefit of the public. Further suffering for the victims of the nuclear disaster.”
Japan’s policy of discharging Fukushima nuclear treatment water into the sea has aroused dissatisfaction among neighboring countries, especially China, which has banned the import of Japanese aquatic products.
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