Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2020
Subject: Contested decision to release contaminated water into the sea
 
Dear Friends,
 
We are already witnessing strong reactions both at home and abroad, against the approaching decision to release contaminated water into the sea.
https://www.zerohedge.com/economics/japan-set-release-12-million-tons-radioactive-fukushima-water-ocean-causing-immeasurable
 
On Februay 4,Governor Ooigawa Kazuhiko of Ibaragi Prefecture expressed his strong reserve as regards the decision.
 
I am attaching my message addressed yesterday to Prime Minister Abe,asking him to study a  new timely proposal of Dr.Takumi Eguchi, a renowned expert of underground development and one of my close collaborators.When the Chernobyl Accident happened,he was asked the next day by the Sovet Government to stop the flowing of radioactive water into a nearby river,which he did with success.
He contacted me yesterday and made the following points.
1.More than 1000 tanks containing Fukushima contaminated water are menaced by approaching earthquakes,because the underground where they are placed is so fragile.
The tower crane used in the operation of removing fuel rods from the unit 4 reactor needed as many as 200 ankers.
2.I am proposing to remove,for a certain period of time, all tanks and belongings to the vast subterranean passage of the Yakuki Mine of the Nittetsu Mining Company situated a few kilometers away from the site.
 
I pointed out in my message to PM Abe that Dr. Eguchi’s proposal enable us to gain time needed to find scientific solutions.
Please allow me to count on your understandin and support.
 
Mitsuhei Murata
Former Japanese Ambassador to Swtzerland
 


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