西村経産相、夏ごろ放出「変更ない」　福島の漁業者は反対―東電原発処理水

　東京電力福島第１原発から出る処理水の海洋放出計画を巡り、西村康稔経済産業相は３０日、福島県の相馬市といわき市にある漁業協同組合を相次いで訪ね、漁業者らと面談した。いずれの漁協も「反対の立場は変わらない」と改めて強調。西村氏は、政府として「夏ごろ」の放出を目指す方針に「変更はない」と述べ、理解を求めた。（2023/07/30-18:46）

Japanese industry minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said Sunday that there is no change in the government's plan to start releasing treated water from the disaster-crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant into the sea around this summer.
   Nishimura clarified this stance when he visited fisheries cooperative associations in the cities of Soma and Iwaki, both in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, respectively to seek understanding of the government's plan from local fishers.
   Meanwhile, both of the fisheries cooperative associations stressed that they remain opposed to the water release plan.
   Speaking to reporters after the visits, Nishimura said the government will decide on the specific timing of starting to release treated water from Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.'s Fukushima No. 1 plant, the site of the March 2011 triple meltdown, while checking the status of efforts to ensure safety and counter rumors.
   In their meetings with the minister, Fukushima fishery operators voiced concerns about the future as the water release will continue until the decommissioning of the nuclear plant and asked the government to protect the lives of local fishers thoroughly. Some also claimed that the water release plan has already affected the prices of local fishery products.