It’s been more than one week since Japan started releasing Fukushima nuclear-contaminated water into the Pacific Ocean. It’s the first of a four-round discharge as part of a plan to dump more than 1.3 million tones of nuclear-contaminated water into the sea for over 30 years. Though Japan insists the water is “safe,” the move has triggered a strong responses, including protests to ban Japanese seafood imports. By whose authority has this been called a “safe” plan? Are there other options available? How can we evaluate the short- and long-term effects of nuclear contaminants? And what could be the risks to nearby countries?

Guests in this edition of Dialogue are David Morris, vice chair of the UN ESCAP Sustainable Business Network; Dr Anna Von Rebay, chief executive officer of Ocean Vision Legal; and Mario Cavolo, senior fellow at the Center for China & Globalization.