2023-07-04 15:39:08
On the 4th, the Chinese government criticized the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) judgment that the discharge of contaminated water caused by the explosion at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Japan was safe, and confirmed its opposition to the discharge.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Maoning said in a statement posted on the website that day that the IAEA “expresses regret for hastily releasing a report,” and that this report “is a shield or green light for Japan to discharge nuclear-contaminated water into the sea. No,” he stressed.
Spokesman Mao argued that the IAEA, due to its limited authority, failed to properly evaluate the legitimacy and legality of the Japanese government’s discharge plan and the long-term effectiveness of the contaminated water purification facility.
Spokesperson Mao urged the Japanese government to stop the discharge plan and treat polluted water in a scientific, safe and transparent way.
In addition, he warned that if he insists on releasing it to the end, he will have to take responsibility for all the consequences.
◼︎ “Conforms to IAEA safety standards”
IAEA Secretary-General Rafael Grossi met with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo earlier that day (4th) and delivered a comprehensive report stating that the plan to discharge contaminated treated water meets the IAEA safety standards.
See also: IAEA “Fukushima Contaminated Water Discharge Safety Standards Conformity”
Japanese authorities have stored contaminated water in 1,000 storage tanks, including the water used to cool the nuclear fuel rods in the melted reactor at the time of the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident in 2011, and have been working on decontamination.
The plan is to dilute it and release it to the seabed regarding 1km away from the nuclear power plant over 30-40 years.
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