風評被害「しっかり対応」　西村経産相、原発処理水巡り―福島

　西村康稔経済産業相は３０日、福島県相馬市の松川浦漁港などを訪れ、地元漁業者らと意見交換した。東京電力福島第１原発から出る放射性物質トリチウムを含む処理水の海洋放出を巡り、風評被害への懸念が相次いで示されたことに対し「受け止めてしっかり対応していく」と述べた。
　国や東電は来年春ごろの海洋放出開始を目指し、関係者らへの説明や設備工事を進めている。ただ、地元では処理水放出に伴う風評被害への不安が根強い。意見交換には相馬双葉漁業協同組合の漁業者ら５人が参加し、「適正価格で確実に売れるようにしてほしい」「現地の意見がすぐに取り入れられるよう（国と福島県が）連携を密にしてもらいたい」などと要望した。
　西村氏は意見交換後、記者団の取材に応じ「産業界、全国の自治体とも連携し、福島産の水産物の魅力を発信して、消費拡大を進めていくための新たな枠組みの構築に着手する」と表明。年内をめどに具体化する考えを示した。（2022/10/30-21:18）

Japanese industry minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said Sunday the government will face and surely respond to local people's concerns about reputational damage related to the planned release of treated radioactive water into the ocean from the disaster-crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.
   The minister made the remark when he visited a fishing port in Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, and exchanged opinions with local fishery workers, who voiced such concerns.
   Aiming to start the release of the treated water containing radioactive tritium around spring next year, the Japanese government and Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. , the operator of the Fukushima No. 1 plant, have been giving explanations about the move to local people and proceeding with the construction of related facilities.
   At the day's meeting with Nishimura, the fishery workers called for measures that would allow Fukushima fishery products to be sold at fair prices. They also asked the central and Fukushima governments to work in closer cooperation so that local opinions can be taken in swiftly.
   After the meeting, Nishimura told reporters, "We'll launch the work to establish a new framework for communicating the attractiveness of Fukushima's fishery products and boosting their consumption through cooperation with businesses and local governments across Japan." He added that the government will give details of the plan possibly by the end of the year.