IAEA gives Japan the green light

Stamp of approval: Grossi handing over a report by IAEA to Kishida during their meeting at the prime minister’s residence in Tokyo. — AFP

TOKYO: Japan won approval from the UN’s nuclear watchdog for its plan to release treated radioactive water from the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima plant into the ocean, despite fierce resistance from Beijing and some local residents.

After a two-year review, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Japan’s plans were consistent with global safety standards and that they would have a “negligible radiological impact to people and the environment”.