The release of wastewater from Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific will begin on Thursday, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has announced, despite opposition from fishermen and protests by China.
Japan insists the gradual release of the more than 500 Olympic swimming pools' worth of water is safe, a view backed by the UN atomic agency, IAEA.
"A decision has been made to begin the release of water on August 24, if no obstacles occur in the form of weather conditions and sea conditions," he said.
Kishida also pledged that the government of Japan would continue to bear responsibility for the safe release of the purified Fukushima NPP water, "even if it takes decades."
The announcement was made as a number of activists gathered outside the premier’s office, protesting against the plan.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry said China and Russia had sent Japan a list of technical issues pertaining to Tokyo’s plans to dump the Fukushima waste water.
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