Fukushima: Japan greenlights water release from the nuclear plant
The government says that releasing this water is safe. The International Atomic Energy Agency, UN's watchdog, has also approved the project. Japan has authorised the release of wastewater from the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. ADVERTISEMENT More than 1 million cubic metres of treated and diluted radioactive wastewater will end up in the Pacific Ocean, enough to fill 500 Olympic-size…