Amid the strong criticism from China on Japan’s decision to release the ALPS (Advanced Liquid Processing System) treated water into the sea, Japanese Ambassador Kazuhiko KOSHIKAWA expressed profound gratitude to the international community, including the Philippines, for understanding and believing that the discharge has scientific and factual foundations.
Apart from that, Japan reminded China that its nuclear power plants released significantly higher amount of tritium into the ocean compared with the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Advanced Liquid Processing System (ALPS treated) water. Japan reiterated that its decision to release the water into the sea has the backing of the international community and experts from the nuclear energy organizations who independently studied and validated that the government has safety as its primordial concern as well as the well-being of the people and they are continually monitoring the activities and processes.
Japan also underscored that when there was an investigation about the origins of COVID-19, the WHO-China joint study said that “the study of origins is a scientific matter“ and “should not be politicized.”
Meanwhile, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) published the Comprehensive Report revealed that the discharge of the ALPS treated water into the sea and associated activities are consistent with relevant international safety standards, and the discharge will have a negligible radiological impact on people and the environment.
