Table of Contents
- 1 Is Japan going to release radioactive water into the ocean?
- 2 Is Japan nuclear wastewater safe?
- 3 How much nuclear waste is Japan dumping?
- 4 Why is Japan banned from importing sea food from South Korea?
- 5 Why is there a row between China and Japan over 1965 deal?
- 6 Why did China and the US support Japan’s nuclear ban?
Is Japan going to release radioactive water into the ocean?
The Japanese utility giant Tepco is planning to release more than 1 million cubic meters of treated radioactive water — enough to fill 500 Olympic-size swimming pools — from the wrecked Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean, part of its nearly $200 billion effort to clean up the worst atomic …
Is Japan nuclear wastewater safe?
Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and TEPCO, with the backing of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and other experts, claim that this ‘dilution and discharge option’ is technically feasible and safe.
Did Japan dump nuclear waste?
Japan’s government announced a decision to begin dumping more than a million tons of treated but still radioactive wastewater from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean in two years. Within hours of the announcement, protesters rallied outside government offices in Tokyo and Fukushima.
How much nuclear waste is Japan dumping?
The Japanese government just announced that it intends to release over 1.2 million tons of radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant into the North Pacific.
Why is Japan banned from importing sea food from South Korea?
The industry was hit extremely hard after the 2011 disaster, with many countries banning the import of sea food caught off Japan’s north-eastern coast. The decision has also prompted criticism from Japan’s neighbours. Ahead of the decision, South Korea’s foreign minister on Monday expressing “serious regret”.
What happened to Japan’s relations with South Korea?
Japan’s rule of Korea ended in 1945 when it was defeated in the war. But it took another 20 years before South Korean President Park Chung-hee agreed to normalise relations with the country in exchange for hundreds of millions of dollars in loans and grants.
Why is there a row between China and Japan over 1965 deal?
Yoo Euy-sang, a diplomat and author of the book Diplomatic Propriety & Our Interests With Japan, told the South China Morning Post the row was ongoing for two reasons: one, the 1965 deal did not “settle all the problems related to our colonial past”, and two, that it “took away citizens’ individual rights to ask for reparations”.
Why did China and the US support Japan’s nuclear ban?
“To safeguard international public interests and Chinese people’s health and safety, China has expressed grave concern to the Japanese side through the diplomatic channel,” Mr Zhao said. The US appears to support Japan’s decision, however, saying it seemed to have “adopted an approach in accordance with globally accepted nuclear safety standards”.