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More research on Japan's plan to discharge radioactive waste water

Tanks containing water from the disabled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant are seen at the power plant in Okuma town, Fukushima prefecture, Japan, on March 8, 2023. (Reuters photo)

More risk assessments will be made by Hong Kong on Japan's plan to discharge treated radioactive water from the ill-fated Fukushima nuclear power station, despite a UN watchdog giving the go-ahead to pump it into the sea.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Tuesday said, after two years of consideration, that the Japanese plan to dispose of the contaminated water was in line with international safety standards.

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