It has been found that 9 out of 10 Jeju residents feel that the discharge of contaminated water from Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant will have a serious impact on Jeju’s fisheries and marine ecosystem.
On the 25th, the Jeju and Future Research Institute announced the results of the ‘Survey on Residents’ Perceptions of Discharge of Contaminated Water from the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant’ conducted by the Research Plus Research Institute on 747 adult men and women aged 19 or older living in Jeju for two days on the 19th and 20th. .
Looking at each item, 96.5% of the respondents answered ‘seriously’ to the question ‘What do you think about the impact that the discharge of contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant will have on the Jeju fishery and marine ecosystem?’ Only 1.6% of respondents answered ‘not serious’, and only 1.9% answered ‘don’t know’.
To the question of whether they would be willing to purchase Jeju seafood after the discharge of contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant, 83% of the respondents answered that their purchasing power would decrease. 57.0% of the respondents said, ‘I will only purchase seafood products that have been certified for radiation safety’, 26.2% said, ‘I will not purchase all marine products’, and 11.1% said, ‘I will slightly reduce the purchase of aquatic products to ensure safety.’ 2.4% of the remaining respondents answered ‘I will buy regardless’, and 3.2% answered ‘I don’t know’.
To the question, “How much impact do you think the discharge of contaminated water from the nuclear power plant will have on the Jeju tourism industry?” 65.2% of the respondents answered that it would suffer serious damage. The rest of the answers were in the order of ‘It will be slightly more depressed than now (27.4%)’, ‘It will not change much from now (5.2%)’, and ‘I don’t know’ (2.1%).
To the question, ‘Who do you think is responsible for compensating for damages in the event that the Jeju area is damaged by the discharge of contaminated water from the nuclear power plant?’ ‘ and 3.2% answered ‘I don’t know’, respectively.
In addition, to the question (multiple responses) to the question, ‘What should the government do before the Fukushima-contaminated water is discharged’, 71.9% of the respondents said, ‘We must express the opposite opinion and stop the discharge’.
Then, ‘a decision must be made whether or not to release after an objective radiation test in cooperation with neighboring countries (48.7%)’, ‘a decision must be made after Korean government experts participate in the radiation test (43.8%)’, ‘the International Atomic Energy Agency’s decision (7.1%), followed by ‘Because it is a diplomatic matter, it must be in accordance with the Japanese government’s standards’ (0.3%), and ‘Others (1.1%)’.
(Jeju = News 1)
Source: Donga
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