Grossi: The release of Fukushima effluent does not have a negative impact on the environment

At a meeting in Japan, the head of the Atomic Energy Agency, Raphael Grossi, told local officials and representatives of the country’s fishing unions that the discharge of wastewater from the Fukushima plant meets safety standards and will not affect the environment and aquatic life in this area.

According to the Associated Press, the head of the Atomic Energy Agency told fishing and trade groups that it is “not scientific” to impose restrictions on seafood from the area and surrounding areas.

Grossi, who arrived in Japan on Tuesday, visited Fukushima for the first time since the release of treated radioactive water.

The tsunami of 2011 damaged the Fukushima plant’s power supply and reactor cooling function, causing the meltdown of three reactors and the accumulation of large amounts of radioactive material. After more than a decade of cleanup work, Japan announced that it will purify and dilute the contaminated water and gradually release it into the sea. This process, which is expected to take decades, has been opposed by some countries, including China.

Beijing announced in September this year that it has suspended all seafood imports from Japan.