New Zealand confident in UN advice on Fukushima, govt says

Wellington (AFP) July 10, 2023

New Zealand said Monday it has "full confidence" in the UN nuclear watchdog's advice after it approved of Japan's plans to discharge treated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Tokyo's scheme to release treated water from the tsunami-hit nuclear plant into the sea over the next few decades would have a "negligible"