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Japan will begin this Thursday the discharge of water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant

A group protests in front of the residence of the Japanese Prime Minister.

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Japan will begin this Thursday the discharge of water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant

A group protests in front of the residence of the Japanese Prime Minister

MADRID, 22 Ago. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The Government of Japan has announced that, weather conditions permitting, the release of treated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant will begin this Thursday, a move that has not taken long to provoke a reaction from anti-nuclear groups, which are already protesting against The residence of the Japanese Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida.

Tokyo has made this decision after a meeting of the head of government with several of his ministers and some parties involved, where Kishida has considered that the release can begin because "the understanding of the plan is progressing both at home and abroad." .

Meanwhile, citizens opposed to the measure have gathered in front of Kishida's official residence to criticize that the spill is a "burden" for the future: "Dumping into the ocean will leave a burden for future generations," he added.

The announcement comes two days after the 'premier' visited the nuclear plant to assess 'in situ' the situation of the preparations for the controversial discharge into the sea of ​​treated water from the plant, amid criticism from civil organizations, as well as China or North Korea for the possible contamination it could cause.

The water has been held in tanks after going through an advanced liquid processing system that removes most radionuclides except tritium, but the storage vessels are reaching capacity. Tritium is known to be less harmful than other radioactive materials, such as cesium or strontium.