The head of the United Nations' atomic agency is currently in Japan to assess the discharge of treated radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. International Atomic Energy Agency Director-General is visiting Japan for the first time since the releases of treated water began in August. This visit comes one day after Japan commemorated 13 years since the devastating earthquake and tsunami that led to the Fukushima disaster.
The Fukushima disaster resulted in significant challenges but also strengthened the cooperation between the IAEA and Japan. Following the earthquake and tsunami in 2011, the Fukushima plant experienced triple meltdowns, leading to the accumulation of radioactive wastewater. After over a decade of cleanup efforts, the plant started discharging treated water diluted with seawater on August 24, a process expected to span several decades.
