A team from the International Atomic Energy Agency on February 14 began its review of Japan’s plan to begin releasing more than a million tons of treated radioactive water into the sea from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant — a review that Japan hopes will instill confidence in the plan.
The 15-member team is to visit the Fukushima plant on February 15 and meet with government and utility officials during its five-day mission.
The government and Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings announced plans last year to begin gradually releasing the still-contaminated water in spring 2023 after its further treatment and dilution.
