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Japan Federation of Bar Associations writes to Prime Minister Kishida, urging him to consider other ways to release treated water into the ocean

February 15, 2022

The Japan Federation of Bar Associations (JFBA) submitted an opinion letter to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and others opposing the release of treated water from the TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the ocean, arguing that the procedures for obtaining social consensus are insufficient. The letter urges that other methods be considered instead of discharging the water into the sea.

　The letter emphasizes the fact that the Nuclear Citizens’ Committee, made up of engineers and researchers, has proposed a method of storing the treated water by mixing it with cement or sand and hardening it. The report emphasized the fact that the Citizens’ Committee on Nuclear Energy, made up of engineers and researchers, proposed a method of storing treated water by mixing it with cement and sand.

It was a ritualistic meeting.

　The government held seven meetings the year before last to hear opinions from agriculture, forestry, and fisheries groups, as well as chiefs from within and outside the prefecture, attended by the vice ministers of the relevant ministries. However, since there were almost no questions, the opinion piece criticizes the meetings as “ritualistic. The government and TEPCO only held the briefings with the conclusion that the waste would be released into the ocean. It cannot be said that they are listening to the voices of many citizens and reflecting them in their measures.

　The Japan Federation of Bar Associations also sent the letter to the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, the Minister of the Environment, and the Chairman of the Nuclear Regulation Authority. (Keitaro Fukuchi)
https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/bd482f91d45a9db5f2b2d04511218a2c2f4ed15b?fbclid=IwAR3SZtUKj56m67BgLNp-7HQ9ESo6d1WuwDUQXh0YW4pJHLzkoU88UF4e1LQ

February 17, 2022 - Posted by dunrenard | Fuk 2022 | Fukushima Daiichi, Japan Federation of Bar Associations, Radioactive Water, Sea release