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Come smaltire le acque radioattive di Fukushima?

 

An aerial photo shows Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Okuma town, Fukushima Prefecture in January, 2021. The Japanese government has decided to get rid of the massive amounts of treated but still radioactive water stored in tanks at the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant by releasing it into the Pacific ocean, a conclusion widely expected but delayed for years amid protests and safety concerns. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Wednesday, April 7, 2021, told top fisheries association officials that his government believes the release to sea is the most realistic option and a final decision will be made “with days.”(Kota Endo/Kyodo News via AP)
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FILE - In this Feb. 27, 2021, file photo, the Pacific Ocean looks over nuclear reactor units of No. 3, left, and 4 at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Okuma town, Fukushima prefecture, northeastern Japan. The Japanese government has decided to get rid of the massive amounts of treated but still radioactive water stored in tanks at the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant by releasing it into the Pacific ocean, a conclusion widely expected but delayed for years amid protests and safety concerns. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Wednesday, April 7, 2021, told top fisheries association officials that his government believes the release to sea is the most realistic option and a final decision will be made “with days.”(AP Photo/Hiro Komae, File)
People chant slogans against government's decision to start releasing massive amounts of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea, during a rally outside the prime minister's office in Tokyo Tuesday, April 13, 2021. The decision, long speculated but delayed for years due to safety concerns and protests, came at a meeting of Cabinet ministers who endorsed the ocean release as the best option. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
A member of youth groups wearing a cutout of Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga performs to denounce his government's decision, in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, April 13, 2021. Japan's government decided Tuesday to start releasing massive amounts of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean in two years - an option fiercely opposed by local fishermen and residents. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Fishing boats are seen at Ukedo port with a backdrop of Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Namie town, Fukushima prefecture, northeastern Japan, Tuesday, April 13, 2021, Japan's government decided Tuesday to start releasing massive amounts of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean in two years - an option fiercely opposed by local fishermen and residents. (Yusuke Ogata/Kyodo News via AP)
Environmental activists wearing a mask of Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and protective suits perform to denounce the Japanese government's decision on Fukushima water, near the Japanese embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, April 13, 2021. Japan's government decided Tuesday to start releasing massive amounts of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean in two years — an option fiercely opposed by local fishermen and residents. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
People chant slogans against government's decision to start releasing massive amounts of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea, during a rally outside the prime minister's office in Tokyo Tuesday, April 13, 2021. The decision, long speculated but delayed for years due to safety concerns and protests, came at a meeting of Cabinet ministers who endorsed the ocean release as the best option. A sign, second right, reads
An environmental activist wearing a mask of Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga performs to denounce the Japanese government's decision on Fukushima water, near the Japanese embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, April 13, 2021. Japan's government decided Tuesday to start releasing massive amounts of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean in two years - an option fiercely opposed by local fishermen and residents. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is seen from Namie town, Fukushima prefecture, north of Tokyo, Tuesday, April 13, 2021, Japan's government said Tuesday it has decided to start releasing massive amounts of radioactive water stored in tanks at the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant in two years after treatment. (Yusuke Ogata/Kyodo News via AP)
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Il governo giapponese ha deciso di iniziare il rilascio nell’Oceano Pacifico delle enormi quantità di acqua radioattiva conservate nei dintorni della centrale nucleare di Fukushima, distrutta da terremoto e maremoto l’11 marzo 2011. Questa decisione è fortemente contestata dagli ambientalisti, dai pescatori e dai residenti locali, che temono per l’inquinamento delle coste e la contaminazione dei pesci, tenuto anche conto che una vasta area di territorio intorno alla centrale non è mai ritornata alla vita normale.

La decisione sullo smaltimento delle acque radioattive è stata ritardata per dieci anni a causa delle preoccupazioni e delle proteste per la sicurezza, ma è diventata sempre più urgente perché l’acqua inquinata non può essere mantenuta indefinitamente nelle grandi cisterne intorno alla centrale. Il governo sostiene che il rilascio nell’oceano sarà graduale, diluito nell’arco di due anni, per cui non aumenterà in modo significativo il livello di radioattività naturale delle acque (AP Photo / Lee Jin-man)

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