Group 1 - A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6, later revised to 7.5, struck the eastern waters of Aomori Prefecture, Japan, on December 8, causing over 40 injuries and damage to 14 buildings [1][4] - As of December 9, 36 injuries were confirmed in Aomori Prefecture and 11 in Hokkaido, with 7 of the damaged buildings being residential [2][4] - The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a "seismic alert" for the Hokkaido and Sanriku coastal areas, indicating a higher probability of significant aftershocks in the coming week [4] Group 2 - Tokyo Electric Power Company temporarily suspended the discharge of contaminated water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant due to the earthquake and tsunami warnings, but resumed operations on December 9 at 14:30 [5] - The current discharge plan, which began on December 4, aims to release approximately 7,800 tons of contaminated water by December 22 [5] - Following the earthquake, a leak of about 450 liters of water occurred at a spent fuel pool in a nuclear fuel reprocessing facility in Aomori Prefecture, although it did not reach outside the building [5]
日本地震致伤人数攀升 核污染水排放暂停后重启
Xin Hua She·2025-12-10 00:41