IAEA panel will visit Fukushima nuclear plant later this month, Japan says

An aerial view shows the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, which started releasing treated radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean, in Okuma town, Fukushima prefecture, Japan August 24, 2023, in this photo taken by Kyodo. Kyodo/via REUTERS/File Photo

TOKYO, Oct 6 - Japan on Friday said a task force from the International Atomic Energy Agency will visit the Fukushima nuclear power plant later this month for the first time since itThe Oct. 24-27 visit will include experts from Argentina, Australia, Canada, China, France, South Korea, Marshall Islands, Russia, the United States, United Kingdom and Vietnam, the Japanese industry ministry said.

Japan's release of water from the Fukushima power plant into the Pacific Ocean prompted China to ban all seafood imports from Japan. Russia has recently joined China inthat Japan was not transparent enough about the safety of the water, a view that Japan and the U.S.

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