The treated water has been lying at the Fukushima nuclear power station for many years.
was presented by the IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo on Tuesday, July 4. The IAEA said that the water would have a negligible radiological impact on people and the environment.
It should also be noted that the IAEA report says that the contaminated water is highly radioactive. It has been collected by TEPCO, which runs the Fukushima nuclear plant, and stored on-site in special tanks to prevent it from reaching the environment in its current state. However, as the contaminated water is highly radioactive, the storage of large quantities on site has led to higher doses for workers on site. Hence, it’s imperative that the water be released.
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