IAEA to send experts to Japan in December to review Fukushima water release plan

TOKYO – A plan to release radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean will be examined in December by international experts sent by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Japan’s industry ministry said on Thursday. In a move that angered local fishermen as well as China and South Korea, Japan said in April that it would release into the sea more than one million tonnes of contaminated water from the Fukushima plant, which was wrecked by an earthquake and tsunami a decade ago. To gain trust and ensure transparency from the fishermen and neighbouring countries, Japan has sought IAEA officials to conduct a review to assess and advise on the handling of the water from the perspective of a nuclear expert organisation. The latest plan was set by the Japanese government and Lydie Evrard, deputy director-general of the IAEA, who visited Japan this week to kick off discussions about their collaboration over the safety review of the planned water release. International experts will assess the condition of the water to be released, the safety of the disposal procedure and the effects of radiation in accordance with IAEA safety standards, the ministry said. “The main objective of our… Read full this story

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