The Japanese government has urged everyone to relax on its recently announced plan to dump more than a million tonnes of polluted water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea. The government confirmed its plan on Tuesday, with Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga describing it as the most realistic option to deal with the massive volume of water that has been used to cool Fukushima’s molten reactors since 2011. Residents, environmental activists, have been outraged. , and Japan’s neighbors, but Suga insisted that his government “will take all measures to absolutely ensure the safety of treated water and address misinformation.” It is not known exactly how much radioactive material would remain in the water when it was dumped. The Chinese government criticized the decision as “extremely irresponsible”, saying Japan ignores the purpose of the potential damages.
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