Japan set to release water from Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea

JAPAN PROTEST FUKUSHIMA

epa10727438 A protester holds up a placard during a rally against the release of treated radioactive water from the Tokyo Electric Power Co. (Tepco) Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant outside the Tepco headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, 05 July 2023. According to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Japan's plans to release treated water stored at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station into the sea are consistent with IAEA Safety Standards and the discharge of the treated water would have a negligible radiological impact on people and the environment. EPA/TOMOHIRO OHSUMI Source: AAP / TOMOHIRO OHSUMI/EPA

Japan is to begin pumping water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant water into the ocean, possibly as soon as next month. More than a million tonnes of treated radioactive water is to be released and it will take decades to complete. The program has now won approval from the UN's nuclear agency despite fierce resistance from some neighbouring countries and local residents.


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