Japan's Fukushima nuclear wastewater 'pose major environmental, human rights risks' - UN experts

Japan's Fukushima nuclear wastewater 'pose major environmental, human rights risks' - UN experts

The United Nations experts have raised their concerns about the release of more than one million metric tonnes of treated nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean.

Japan’s Fukushima nuclear wastewater ‘pose major environmental, human rights risks’ – UN experts

20 May 2025 , https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/561566/japan-s-fukushima-nuclear-wastewater-pose-major-environmental-human-rights-risks-un-experts The United Nations (UN) human rights experts have written to the Japanese government to express their concerns about the release of more than one million metric tonnes of treated nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean. In August 2023, Japan began discharging wastewaster from about 10…