Japan's nuke wastewater dumping plan irresponsible: experts

STORY: Japan's nuke wastewater dumping plan irresponsible: experts DATELINE: Aug. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:58 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Fukushima 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RIZWANA ABBASI, Associate Professor of Security Studies, National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): KALINGA SENEVIRATNE, Consultant with journalism program at the University of the South Pacific 4. various of protesters 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): RIZWANA ABBASI, Associate Professor of Security Studies, National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad STORYLINE: Many experts have voiced concerns over Japan's discharge plan for nuclear-contaminated water, saying the decision is irresponsible. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RIZWANA ABBASI, Associate Professor of Security Studies, National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad "I think scientifically and legally the Japanese government has not demonstrated its position transparently at a global level. This radioactive mate

Japan's planned release of radioactive wastewater into sea "irresponsible": Fijian scholar

STORY: Japan's planned release of radioactive wastewater into sea "irresponsible": Fijian scholar DATELINE: June 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:11 LOCATION: Suva CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of protests against Japan's planned release of radioactive wastewater 2. various of the Pacific Ocean 3. SOUNDBITE (English): KALINGA SENEVIRATNE, Consultant with journalism program at USP 4. various of Fiji islands STORYLINE: A Fijian scholar has slammed Japan for planning to dump radioactive wastewater from its crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean. He told Xinhua that Japan should not pollute the sea with nuclear waste, as it will harm the Pacific territories, including the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty areas. SOUNDBITE (English): KALINGA SENEVIRATNE, Consultant with journalism program at USP "What Japan is doing what I see is, in the international context, quite an irresponsible thing, because Japan is part of the Western alliance, which always talks about protecting a 'rules-base