Turkish expert voices concerns about Japan's radioactive wastewater discharge plan

STORY: Turkish expert voices concerns about Japan's radioactive wastewater discharge plan DATELINE: Aug. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:46 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of fisherboats 2. various of the gathering 3. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): MURAT KAPIKIRAN, Head of Istanbul Chamber of Agricultural Engineers 4. various of fish markets 5. various of coasts STORYLINE: A Turkish expert has voiced concerns about Japan's intentions to dump more than 1 million metric tons of nuclear-contaminated wastewater into the Pacific Ocean. Murat Kapikiran, head of the Istanbul Chamber of Agricultural Engineers, stressed that if the radioactive wastewater is released into the ocean, damage could be done to all ecosystems in the Pacific Ocean. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): MURAT KAPIKIRAN, Head of Istanbul Chamber of Agricultural Engineers "It will have a huge impact on the plant populations used in sushi products that Japan provides to the world. The nuclear material that accumulates in the leaves can d