July 4, 2023

More than 80 percent of respondents in 11 countries in the Asia-Pacific region except for Japan said Japan's plan of dumping nuclear-contaminated water into the sea is "irresponsible" and nearly 90 percent of respondents showed negative sentiments such as worries and shock toward the plan, and 94 percent of them deemed such move will have a negative effect not only on Japan and Pacific Rim countries but also the whole world, a survey conducted by the Global Times Research Center found. 

The survey result is released as the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Mariano Grossi is scheduled to start a visit to Japan from Tuesday to Friday and see the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant while the organization is called to fulfill its responsibilities and respond to media reports which claimed that Japanese officials imposed inappropriate influence on the IAEA comprehensive review report by making political donations. Meanwhile, more countries and experts are voicing increasing concerns over Japan's plan to dump nuclear-contaminated water from Tokyo Electric Power Co's Fukushima plant into the ocean.

Analysts said the international community should also keep vigilant to the IAEA possibly offering "green light" to Japan's irresponsible dumping plan as the Pacific Ocean is not a trash can for Japan and all stakeholders should work together to urge the Japanese government to stop implementing the wrong plan and prevent Fukushima from becoming "the Chernobyl of the sea." 

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