Japan to release radioactive water into ocean

The Japanese government plans to release treated radioactive water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the ocean, but the plan doesn’t come without controversy.

On March 11, 2011, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake, one of the strongest ever recorded, triggered a massive tsunami along Japan’s Pacific coastline. The incident caused the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster.

The Investigation Committee on the Accident at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Stations (ICANPS) was established to identify the causes of the disaster and propose policies to minimize damage and prevent similar incidents from happening in the future.

In its final report, released in July 2012, the committee found fault in the inadequate legal system for nuclear crisis management, and a lack of coordination between the government and the Tokyo Electric Power Company. The report also highlighted complacency towards nuclear safety and insufficient crisis management as key factors in the disaster.

The after-effects of the incident greatly affected citizens.

The disaster caused a discharge of contaminated water into the environment following the meltdown, mainly through water vapor…