Guam Senator concerned with the IAEA report on Fukushima water release says “Pacific are expected to bear the cost of foreign powers’ nuclear decisions”
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Leaked document reveals PNG PM sought NEC approval to support Japan’s nuclear wastewater discharge plan
The PNG Government document linked its decision to Paragraph 23 of the Special Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Retreat
‘Precautionary principle’ is of utmost importance to us in the Pacific: Forum Chair Brown
“We continue to stand by our priorities of “international consultation, international law, and independent and verifiable scientific assessments”
UN nuclear watchdog boss defends position on Japan’s wastewater dump
IAEA Director General says its “standards are well and fine and not outdated” as nuclear activists raise concerns about the viability of the IAEA report on Japan’s wastewater release into the Pacific Ocean
Palau respond to release of treated nuclear wastewater into Pacific
Palau’s decision to support Japan’s plan to release treated nuclear wastewater into Pacific is described “unconscionable”
Solomon Islands stand by Pacific call on Tokyo to postpone its decision to dump radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean
Solomon Islands continues to join Pacific call on Japan to defer its decision to dump radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean
PIF panelist hits back at IAEA ‘Fukushima is safe’ decision
PIF panelist has criticised the IAEA for ignoring its principle of justification
Fukushima plan to release water into ocean approved by UN watchdog IAEA
Discharging the water would have “a negligible radiological impact on people and the environment”.
Pacific groups condemn Japan’s attempts to dismantle Pacific solidarity against Fukushima nuclear waste plans
Pacific groups call on Japan to abandon its plan to discharge treated radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean effective immediately
Rarotonga Treaty could be ‘undermined’ if Pacific leaders don’t oppose Japan’s nuclear dump
Even if Japan insists the wastewater is treated and safe, some Pacific leaders were “undermining the objectives of the Rarotonga Treaty by not standing up against Japan’s plans.” – says an international law expert