Public hearing in Fukushima on tritium-laced water

Aug. 30, 2018

Many people at a public hearing have criticized a plan to release water containing radioactive tritium into the sea from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

A government panel of experts held the meeting in the town of Tomioka in Fukushima Prefecture on Thursday to discuss how to deal with the contaminated water.

About 100 people, including local residents, and heads of organizations were invited to take part.

Contaminated water is generated daily at the plant in the process of cooling the damaged reactors. The water is being treated to get rid of radioactive substances, but tritium is difficult to remove. About 920,000 tons of water containing tritium is currently being stored at the plant.

Among the possible options to dispose of the tritium-laced water, the government says diluting and releasing it into the sea is the quickest and most inexpensive way.

A local fisherman who attended Thursday’s hearing said he fears that releasing contaminated water will undo all the progress that has been made since fishing resumed on a trial basis. Other participants also stated negative views.

But a researcher from Osaka expressed support for releasing the water while monitoring radiation levels.

The panel will hold more public hearings on Friday in Koriyama City in Fukushima Prefecture and in Tokyo.

The experts will study the opinions expressed at the hearings before submitting their proposal to the government.

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20180830_17/

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