Japan on Thursday began discharging water from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean, the first step in a controversial process expected to last 30 years.
Japan’s friends and competitors took starkly different positions on the move. Washington expressed support for it, while Beijing voiced strong opposition and in response banned seafood imports from Japan.
The three-decade phased release is essential, according to Tokyo, which ultimately aims to decommission the plant. The site’s storage facilities will reach full capacity by 2024, officials said, and there are fears that the tanks are vulnerable to future earthquakes and tsunamis. state media Xinhua, the ban aims “to comprehensively prevent radioactive pollution risks caused by Japan’s discharge of the contaminated wastewater, protect the health of Chinese consumers and ensure the safety of food imports.”
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