Japan's plan to dump nuke-contaminated water into sea sparks huge outcry worldwide

STORY: Japan's plan to dump nuke-contaminated water into sea sparks huge outcry worldwide DATELINE: June 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:20 LOCATION: Tokyo/Seoul CATEGORY: POLITICS/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of protesters in Japan and South Korea 2. various of the protest in Fukushima Prefectural, Japan, on June 20, 2023 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Japanese): CHIYO ODA, Organizer of the event 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Japanese): MASUKO EIICHI, Fukushima Prefecture resident 5. various of the protest in Seoul, South Korea, on June 12, 2023 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Korean): KIM KWANG-SHIK, South Korean protester 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): TIMOTHY MOUSSEAU, Professor of biological sciences at University of South Carolina 8. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): SHAUN BURNIE, Senior nuclear specialist at Greenpeace East Asia STORYLINE: Despite ongoing opposition from both home and abroad, Japan has been rushing to carry out its plan of dumping radioactive wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean, raising growin

Discharge of tritium from Fukushima to harm human body: scientists

STORY: Discharge of tritium from Fukushima to harm human body: scientists DATELINE: April 28, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:37 LOCATION: Seoul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference in Seoul 2. various of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): TIMOTHY MOUSSEAU, Professor of biological sciences at University of South Carolina 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SHAUN BURNIE, Senior nuclear specialist at Greenpeace East Asia STORYLINE: Multiple scientists have voiced concern that the discharge of tritium from Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant will severely harm human bodies. At a press conference in Seoul, Timothy Mousseau, a professor at the University of South Carolina, said that consistent ingestion of tritiated water discharged from the Fukushima plant can lead to cell and tissue damage of the human body. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): TIMOTHY MOUSSEAU, Professor of biological sciences at University of South Carolina "When tritium gets inside the body, it's a

Greenpeace protests nuclear fuel shipments

Greenpeace protests nuclear fuel shipments

TSURUGA, Japan - Shaun Burnie (2nd from L), head of Greenpeace's plutonium campaign, and other members of the group speak at a news conference aboard their ship docked at Tsuruga port in Fukui Prefecture on Sept. 10. Burnie lamented the lack of public debate on the risks of using mixed plutonium-uranium oxide (MOX) fuel. Two armed cargo ships carrying MOX fuel produced in Britain and France are due to arrive in Japan on Sept. 22.

Greenpeace sees volcano risks underestimated at Sendai nuclear plant

Greenpeace sees volcano risks underestimated at Sendai nuclear plant

Shaun Burnie (L) of Greenpeace Germany says at a press conference in Kagoshima, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 26, 2015, that volcanic activity risks for the two Sendai nuclear reactors in nearby Satsumasendai are underestimated by their operator, Kyushu Electric Power Co., and the Nuclear Regulation Authority. The NRA has endorsed the safety of the idled reactors, paving the way for procedures to restart them. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Greenpeace protests nuclear fuel shipments

Greenpeace protests nuclear fuel shipments

TSURUGA, Japan - Shaun Burnie (2nd from L), head of Greenpeace's plutonium campaign, and other members of the group speak at a news conference aboard their ship docked at Tsuruga port in Fukui Prefecture on Sept. 10. Burnie lamented the lack of public debate on the risks of using mixed plutonium-uranium oxide (MOX) fuel. Two armed cargo ships carrying MOX fuel produced in Britain and France are due to arrive in Japan on Sept. 22.