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UN Watchdog Chief Visits Fukushima As Japan Returns To Nuclear Power

International Atomic Energy Agency head Rafael Grossi is in Japan to monitor the decommissioning of the stricken Fukushima plant (Credit: AFP)

The UN nuclear watchdog chief visited Japan's stricken Fukushima plant on Wednesday, the day after Tokyo approved an energy plan that marks a return to nuclear power to meet growing demand for AI.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is monitoring Japan's efforts to decommission the Fukushima Daiichi plant after a 2011 earthquake-triggered tsunami killed 18,000 people and set off the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl.

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