Greenpeace Says Discharging Fukushima Water Into Sea ‘Not Best Option’

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The environmentalist NGO Greenpeace opposes the discharge of radioactive water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) into the sea, as it contains dangerous isotope tritium, Vladimir Chuprov, unit head at Greenpeace Russia, said on Tuesday.

Earlier in the day, Japan announced its decision to release treated radioactive water into the ocean, as the NPP was running out of storage capacity.

He also noted that the Fukushima issue puts in perspective the various safety hazards that nuclear plants can pose in the long run.

Japan’s plan to discharge some 1.23 million tonnes of radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean has caused massive backlash from neighbouring countries, including China and South Korea, which have already urged Tokyo to review the decision.

The Japanese branch of Greenpeace has also strongly condemned the decision, calling it “unjustified” and accusing Tokyo of planning to “deliberately contaminate the Pacific Ocean with radioactive wastes.”

Japan will be able to proceed with the scheduled wastewater discharge as scheduled starting from 2023 only if it is approved by the Nuclear Regulation Authority.

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