Potret Jepang Mulai Buang Limbah Nuklir Fukushima ke Laut Lepas

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Potret Jepang Mulai Buang Limbah Nuklir Fukushima ke Laut Lepas

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Kamis, 24 Agu 2023 19:00 WIB

Jepang - Jepang mulai membuang air limbah dari pembangkit listrik tenaga nuklir Fukushima Daiichi ke Samudera Pasifik. Hal ini tetap dilakukan meski banyak ditentang.

TV screen shows a news report on the release of the treated radioactive water of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant  Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023, in Tokyo. The operator of the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant will begin releasing the first batch of treated and diluted radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean later Thursday, utility executives said. The words on screen at bottom read Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant starts the discharge of the treated water.(AP Photo/Norihiro Haruta)

Layar TV menayangkan laporan berita tentang pelepasan air radioaktif yang telah diolah dari Pembangkit Listrik Tenaga Nuklir Fukushima Daiichi, Tokyo, Kamis (24/8/2023). Kata-kata di layar di bawah berbunyi Pembangkit Listrik Tenaga Nuklir Fukushima mulai membuang air yang diolah. AP/Norihiro Haruta

This aerial view shows the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima, northern Japan, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023. The operator of the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says it has begun releasing its first batch of treated radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean — a controversial step, but a milestone for Japan’s battle with the growing radioactive water stockpile.(Kyodo News via AP)

Perdana Menteri Jepang, Fumio Kishida, mengatakan bahwa membuang lebih dari 1 juta ton air yang disimpan di lokasi tersebut merupakan bagian penting dari proses yang panjang dan rumit dalam menonaktifkan pembangkit listrik tersebut. Diketahui, pembangkit Fukushima rusak setelah dihantam Tsunami tahun 2011 lalu.  

This aerial view shows the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima, northern Japan, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023. The operator of the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says it has begun releasing its first batch of treated radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean — a controversial step, but a milestone for Japan’s battle with the growing radioactive water stockpile.(Kyodo News via AP)

Keputusan tersebut diambil beberapa minggu setelah badan pengawas nuklir PBB, Badan Energi Atom Internasional (IAEA), menyetujui pelepasan tersebut. Lembaga itu mengatakan bahwa dampak radiologi terhadap manusia dan lingkungan masih dalam batas aman.  

This aerial view shows the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima, northern Japan, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023. The operator of the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says it has begun releasing its first batch of treated radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean — a controversial step, but a milestone for Japan’s battle with the growing radioactive water stockpile.(Kyodo News via AP)

Namun rencana tersebut, yang diumumkan oleh Kishida pada hari Selasa, tetap menimbulkan kontroversi karena air limbah tersebut mengandung tritium, zat radioaktif yang tidak dapat dihilangkan oleh teknologi penyaringan air di fasilitas tersebut.  

This aerial view shows the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima, northern Japan, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023. The operator of the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says it has begun releasing its first batch of treated radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean — a controversial step, but a milestone for Japan’s battle with the growing radioactive water stockpile.(Kyodo News via AP)

Air limbah itu akan dibuang ke lautan dengan kecepatan maksimum mencapai 500.000 liter per hari di lepas pantai timur laut Jepang. Proses pelepasan air limbah PLTN Fukushima ini akan memakan waktu selama beberapa dekade ke depan.

Potret Jepang Mulai Buang Limbah Nuklir Fukushima ke Laut Lepas
Potret Jepang Mulai Buang Limbah Nuklir Fukushima ke Laut Lepas
Potret Jepang Mulai Buang Limbah Nuklir Fukushima ke Laut Lepas
Potret Jepang Mulai Buang Limbah Nuklir Fukushima ke Laut Lepas
Potret Jepang Mulai Buang Limbah Nuklir Fukushima ke Laut Lepas
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