Japan’s nuclear regulator approves Tepco’s release of Fukushima water

Above, a protester in South Korea against Japan’s disposal of Fukushima radioactive water. (EPA)

• Japanese regulator’s certificate is the final step the utility required to begin the process

TOKYO: Japan’s nuclear regulator granted approval on Friday for utility Tokyo Electric Power Co. (Tepco), which ran the destroyed Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, to start releasing more than a million tons of radioactive water.
On Tuesday, the global watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said a two-year review showed Japan’s plan for the release would have negligible environmental impact.
The Japanese regulator’s certificate is the final step the utility required to begin the process.