The
The report was based on a review mission carried out in October by the
The task force reviewed facilities and equipment to discharge the water, treated with the liquid processing system that removes most radionuclides except tritium, and held talks with officials of the plant operator
The standards constitute global reference for protecting the public and the environment from harmful effects of ionizing radiation, and the latest report reaffirmed the conclusions from the agency's comprehensive safety report issued in July last year prior to the beginning of the discharge.
The Japanese government sees the disposal of wastewater, generated in the process of cooling melted reactor fuel and mixed with rain and groundwater, as a key step in decommissioning the Fukushima Daiichi power plant that suffered nuclear meltdowns triggered by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster.
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