Japan’s fisheries head against pumping treated radioactive water into sea

The head of Japan’s national fisheries cooperatives has reiterated his group’s opposition to the planned discharge of treated radioactive water into the sea from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant, demanding the government take full responsibility for any negative impact on the industry.

We cannot support the government’s stance that an ocean release is the only solution, said Masanobu Sakamoto, president of JF Zengyoren, or the National Federation of Fisheries Cooperatives.

A release is expected to begin this summer, though the exact date has not been set.