Releasing nuclear waste from Fukushima is safe - but it's destroyed the livelihood of fishermen

The row over the release of treated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant has been raging in Asia for months now, and it has become a complex mix of legitimate concern and disinformation.

The vast majority of scientific experts, including the UN's nuclear watchdog, have said the release is safe, indeed the levels of radioactive 'tritium' that remain in the water are far below the levels dictated by international rules.

But as the head of Japan's fisheries put it when he met with Prime Minister Kishida yesterday, "scientific safety" does not account for "reputational damage."

Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/releasing-nuclear-waste-from-fukushima-is-safe-but-its-destroyed-the-livelihood-of-fishermen-12944974

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