Japan's planned burning of radioactive waste may breach international law.
We would like to inform you about the Japanese government's plans to dispose of radioactive earthquake debris by burning it in incinerators.
The Japanese government says it is "low level waste" however according to the environment department of Osaka city council the radiation level in the ash after burning will be 33 times higher.
Radiation will also be released into the air from the chimneys of the incinerators and then could be blown by the wind all over Japan and perhaps to other countries like Korea.
The Government is going to send radioactive earthquake waste to cities all over Japan to be burnt in incinerators. The city of Tokyo has already started burning the waste. Some of citizens in Tokyo have been carrying out their own radiation monitoring and have reported higher radiation levels following burning. There area already reports of health effects including headaches,bleeding noses and other symptoms which people attribute to radiation from the incinerators.
The city of Osaka(second biggest city in Japan) is currently deciding whether to also accept radioactive waste for burning.
The Mayor of Osaka has said that if burning goes ahead the ash will be mixed into concrete which will then be dumped into the sea to make reclaimed land. This will create a risk of ongoing radioactive contamination of the ocean.
The Japanese Government has so far ignored concerns raised by Japanese citizens groups about the proposed burning of these materials even though the
burning could be against international law as established by the 1923 Trail Smelter case between Canada and the USA.
In that case Canada was found to be in breach of international law by allowing air pollution to cross its border with the United States.
Because there is a high risk this burning of radioactive waste will affect Korea as well as Japan we would like to appeal to the people of Korea to raise your voices and demand that the Japanese government stop burning the radioactive waste and bury it safely on land as would be done in other countries.
We would like to inform you about the Japanese government's plans to dispose of radioactive earthquake debris by burning it in incinerators.
The Japanese government says it is "low level waste" however according to the environment department of Osaka city council the radiation level in the ash after burning will be 33 times higher.
Radiation will also be released into the air from the chimneys of the incinerators and then could be blown by the wind all over Japan and perhaps to other countries like Korea.
The Government is going to send radioactive earthquake waste to cities all over Japan to be burnt in incinerators. The city of Tokyo has already started burning the waste. Some of citizens in Tokyo have been carrying out their own radiation monitoring and have reported higher radiation levels following burning. There area already reports of health effects including headaches,bleeding noses and other symptoms which people attribute to radiation from the incinerators.
The city of Osaka(second biggest city in Japan) is currently deciding whether to also accept radioactive waste for burning.
The Mayor of Osaka has said that if burning goes ahead the ash will be mixed into concrete which will then be dumped into the sea to make reclaimed land. This will create a risk of ongoing radioactive contamination of the ocean.
The Japanese Government has so far ignored concerns raised by Japanese citizens groups about the proposed burning of these materials even though the
burning could be against international law as established by the 1923 Trail Smelter case between Canada and the USA.
In that case Canada was found to be in breach of international law by allowing air pollution to cross its border with the United States.
Because there is a high risk this burning of radioactive waste will affect Korea as well as Japan we would like to appeal to the people of Korea to raise your voices and demand that the Japanese government stop burning the radioactive waste and bury it safely on land as would be done in other countries.