China, Hong Kong immediately ban seafood imports from Japan behind the Fukushima nuclear power plant Began discharging treated radioactive wastewater Landed in the Pacific Ocean today.
On August 24, 2023, foreign news agencies reported The Chinese government has announced a ban on all imports of Japanese seafood products. After Japan began releasing radioactive wastewater treated by the Fukushima nuclear power plant. Damaged by an earthquake that triggered a tsunami 12 years ago, it crashed into the Pacific Ocean today (Aug. 24).
China’s customs office immediately issued a statement today saying: Customs is deeply concerned about the risk of radioactive contamination in seafood. and agricultural products imported from Japan After starting to discharge the treated wastewater
The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant began to discharge treated radioactive wastewater. Landed in the Pacific Ocean on August 24, 2023.
Meanwhile, the Hong Kong government, under the leadership of Hong Kong SAR Chief Executive John Lee, announced an immediate ban on seafood imports from 10 Japanese prefectures, including Tokyo, Fukushima and Chiba. due to fear of safety After the Fukushima nuclear power plant began discharging treated radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean today.
It is reported that Japan exports seafood to China. That’s worth about US$600 million in 2022, making China the largest seafood purchasing market in Japan. while Hong Kong It exports the most seafood to China, followed by the second largest, or about 42% of the seafood that Japan exports to China in 2022.
The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, operated by Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco, Tepco), has begun releasing the first batch of treated water through an underwater tunnel into the Pacific Ocean. Today’s 1:03 p.m. local time. The Japanese government signed the approval two years ago and said it had been given a ‘green light’ by the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), despite strong opposition from Japanese fishermen. People who are worried about the sea and environmental groups as well as neighboring countries such as South Korea and China
The Chinese government has consistently affirmed its opposition to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear water discharge plan, saying it had not proved that the water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was this is safe While the Japanese government responded to Chinese criticism that China has published allegations that have no scientific evidence.
The amount of water discharged from the Fukushima nuclear power plant in the first cycle is 7,800 cubic meters, equivalent to three Olympic swimming pools, and it takes about 10 minutes to release water into the Pacific Ocean. 17 days.
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2023-08-24 12:25:00
