{"id":4094,"date":"2023-11-03T16:36:20","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T08:36:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=4094"},"modified":"2023-11-03T16:36:24","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T08:36:24","slug":"japan-starts-3rd-release-of-nuclear-contaminated-wastewater-into-ocean-despite-opposition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=4094","title":{"rendered":"Japan starts 3rd release of nuclear-contaminated wastewater into ocean despite opposition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Japan on Thursday started the third round of release of nuclear-contaminated wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the Pacific Ocean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"429\" src=\"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/\u56fe\u7247-5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4095\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/\u56fe\u7247-5.png 640w, https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/\u56fe\u7247-5-300x201.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite concerns and opposition among local fishermen in Fukushima Prefecture as well as other countries, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), the plant&#8217;s operator, started discharging the radioactive wastewater at around 10:20 a.m. local time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As in the first and second rounds, conducted between August and October, TEPCO said that it will dilute some 7,800 tons of the radioactive wastewater, which still contains tritium, a radioactive substance, with a large amount of seawater before releasing it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>TEPCO said it plans to pump about 460 tons of water per day about 1 km off the coast via an underwater tunnel through Nov. 20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Chinese Embassy in Japan expressed firm opposition to the latest discharge. Japan&#8217;s continuous dumping of nuclear-contaminated water poses serious risks to the global marine environment, a spokesperson for the embassy said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The spokesperson called on Japan to fully respond to the concerns of the international community, subject itself to international oversight, and handle the nuclear-contaminated water in a science-based, open, transparent and safe manner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thursday&#8217;s discharge is the third round of four to be conducted by the end of next March to discharge a total of about 31,200 tons of the water stored in tanks at the nuclear plant in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Japan on Thursday started the third round of release of nuclear-contaminated wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the Pacific Ocean. 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