Chinese customs authorities have banned seafood from Japan after the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant starting its wastewater release on Thursday.
The ban starts immediately and will affect all imports of "aquatic products" including seafood, according to the notice from customs authorities.
Japanese fisher groups have opposed the plan for fear it will further damage to the reputation of their seafood. Still, some scientists say the long-term impact of the low-dose radioactivity that remains in the water needs attention. The pump activated Thursday afternoon sent the first batch of the diluted, treated water from a mixing pool to a secondary pool 10 minutes later. It then moves through a connected undersea tunnel to go out 1 kilometre off the coast. Officials said the water moves at a walking speed and will take about 30 minutes to exit from the tunnel.
Those tanks, which cover much of the plant complex, must be freed up to build the new facilities needed for the decommissioning process, officials said.The nuclear power plant was badly damaged by a massive March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami.
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