TOKYO: Around 100 fishermen and locals living near Fukushima will file a lawsuit this week seeking to stop the release of wastewater from the stricken...
A facility that pumps up seawater to dilute the treated water is pictured at Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Okuma, Fukushima prefecture on August 27, 2023. AFPPIX: Around 100 fishermen and locals living near Fukushima will file a lawsuit this week seeking to stop the release of wastewater from the stricken Japanese nuclear plant, they said Monday.
More than 100 plaintiffs, including fishermen in Fukushima and neighbouring prefectures, will file the lawsuit in the Fukushima District Court on Friday, Sugie Tanji, who is a member of the group's secretariat, told AFP. “The release to the ocean can never be tolerated as it brings about further suffering to victims of the nuclear accident,“ it added.
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