[Breaking] "Japanese Government Officially Decides on Fukushima Contaminated Water Ocean Discharge" - Kyodo News

[Asia Economy Reporter Kwon Jae-hee] On the 13th, the Japanese government decided to discharge contaminated water containing a large amount of radioactive materials from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident into the ocean.

On the same day, the Japanese government held a meeting of relevant ministers and decided on the "Basic Policy on the Disposal of Treated Water" to release the contaminated water into the ocean. Based on the judgment that it is impossible to hold the contaminated water stored at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant indefinitely, the policy was finalized to discharge it into the ocean.