Forum calls on Japan to re-think toxic waste dump plans

Demonstrators hold slogans during a protest outside the Japanese prime minister’s office against the government’s plan to release treated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean, on April 13, 2021. Photo: Yuki Iwamura / AFP
April 16, 2021
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The Pacific Islands Forum is calling on Japan to re-think plans to dump toxic waste in the ocean. The Japanese government has announced plans to release treated water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific. The Forum's Secretary General, Dame Meg Taylor, said under the provisions of the treaty of Rarotonga, the region's leaders are determined to keep the Blue Pacific free of radioactive waste.

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nuclear waste
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