Japan set to release Fukushima water amid criticism, seafood import bans
The water will initially be released in smaller portions and with extra checks, with the first discharge totalling 7,800 cubic metres over about 17 days, reports say.
How Japan will release treated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant
Tanks on the site now hold about 1.3 million tonnes of radioactive water - enough to fill 500 Olympic-sized swimming pools.
Protests mount in South Korea over Japan's plan to release Fukushima water
Conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol's government has come under criticism as it defended the position that its own assessment found no problems with the scientific and technical aspects of Japan's plan.
Japan to release Fukushima water into ocean starting Aug 24
The water was used to cool the fuel rods of Fukushima Daiichi after it melted down in an accident caused by a huge tsunami in 2011 that battered Japan's eastern coast.
