FUKUSHIMA -- The fishing sector and municipalities in Fukushima Prefecture are calling for action from the central government and Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. to mitigate the risk of reputational damage after the planned ocean discharge of treated water from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.
The Nuclear Regulation Authority began the final stage of safety screenings on Wednesday, following the completion of a test run and all related work.
Fishers in the prefecture stopped inshore fishing after the 2011 nuclear accident. Since June 2012, only species deemed safe after radioactive screening have been hauled. Since April 2021, the operations have been gradually transitioning back to full scale.
