Executives of the company, known as TECPCO, told reporters they would immediately halt the release of the treated water into the Pacific if any issues were detected.
treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean on Thursday afternoon.
"There could be a man-made secondary disaster to the local people and the whole world if Japan chooses to dump the water into the ocean just to serve Japan's selfish interests," Wang Wenbin, spokesperson for China's Foreign Ministry, said inIn the bustling business district of downtown Tokyo, activity swirled near TEPCO's headquarters on Thursday.
Among the concerned faces, Terumi Kataoka stood out. A woman in her sixties from Fukushima, she held a blue banner decorated with fish, sending a clear message: "No Dumping Radioactive Water into The Ocean." Officials from the International Atomic Energy Agency were at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station as the water began flowing into the ocean, the agency said. Agency officials had signaled their approval for Japan's plan.
TEPCO will "under the continued guidance of the Japanese Government, handle this matter with the firm awareness that we are responsible for 'preventing reputational damage' and 'not betraying the trust of the people of Fukushima and the Japanese people' throughout the course of the discharge period," the company said in a statement on Wednesday.
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