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
Tag: Nuclear
Pacific Islands Forum committed to addressing strong concerns on the Fukushima treated nuclear wastewater
PIF committed to addressing strong concerns on the potential threat of nuclear contamination to the health and security of the Blue Pacific, its people, and its prospects
Palau President Whipps supports Japan’s plan to release treated nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean
Palau’s President becomes the first Pacific leader to express support for Japan’s plan to release treated nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean
Palau president visits Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant
Palau as a member of PIF continues dialogue with Japan over the scheduled release of treated and diluted water from the crippled plant
Operation begins in Japan’s Fukushima to test contaminated water discharge equipment
The plan is described as “extremely selfish and irresponsible” by the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson
Forum, PIF independent experts and IAEA discuss science around Fukushima wastewater
PIF independent experts have continued to raise questions on critical issues that relate to the protection of oceanic ecosystems whilst IAEA has released a series of reports which point to a favourable finding for the release
Japan’s decision to discharge radioactive waste water into the Pacific ‘unconscionable’
Acting Forum Secretary General says Japan’s ‘unconscionable’ plan to discharge radioactive wastewater into the ocean further exacerbates outstanding nuclear testing legacy issues
Fury as Japan plans to dump a million tonnes of contaminated water in the Pacific
Japan has a serious problem it can no longer control – and the “solution” has horrified its nearest neighbours, who say a catastrophe is coming
The World’s dumping ground for nuclear waste doesn’t want Fukushima’s wastewater
Japan’s plan to discharge more than 1,000 tanks of nuclear wastewater into the Pacific has incensed island nations.
Japan to delay Pacific nuclear wastewater discharge
The Forum Secretariat confirmed Tokyo had assured them it would delay the release of nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean until experts had verified it was safe to do so