The Japanese government has urged everyone to calm down on its newly announced plan to dump more than a million tons of polluted water from the devastated 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 for dealing with the vast amount of water used to cool Fukushima’s molten reactors since 2011. , and Japan’s neighbors – but Suga insisted his government “take all measures to ensure absolute safety of the treated water and address misinformation.” It is not known exactly how much radioactive material would remain in the water by the time it is dumped. The Chinese government criticized the decision as “extremely irresponsible”, saying Japan is deliberately overlooking the potential damage.
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