FOCUS: Fukushima plant water release to prolong seafood safety woes

The Japanese government stresses the release of accumulating water used to cool melted nuclear fuel at the crippled Fukushima power plant will be regulated in line with international standards, but concerns remain among consumers, fishermen and environmentalists over the impact on marine products.The concerns are in no small part rooted in persistent distrust among the Japanese public toward the government and the plant operator, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc., with criticism centering on a lack of credible explanation on the safety of the water processed to remove all contamina…READ FULL ARTICLE