TOKYO: Japan's plan to release treated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea meets international standards and will have a 'negligible radiological impact', the United Nations nuclear watchdog said on Tuesday (Jul 4). The assessment, delivered in a
The resulting nuclear accident was the worst since Chernobyl, and the clean-up has lasted more than a decade, with most areas declared off-limits due to radiation now reopened.
The proposal had already been provisionally endorsed by the IAEA, but the government said the release would only begin after the"comprehensive review" that IAEA chief Rafael Grossi presented on Tuesday. Speaking after talks with Japan's prime minister and foreign minister, Grossi said the IAEA had spent two years reviewing the release plan, including testing water at its labs and sending samples to independent facilities.
"We recognise that there are concerns," he said, pointing out that the IAEA will open a permanent office at the Fukushima site to continuously monitor the release process.
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