contaminated water into the ocean. more than a million tonnes of treated waste water has accumulated there since the 2011 earthquake and tsunami severely damaged the plant. the operator tepco said it had received the safety certification from japan s nuclear regulator and that all preconditions for the start of the discharge had been met. speaking earlier in tokyo, the head of the un s nuclear watchdog, rafael grossi, said he was extremely confident in his agency s assessment that releasing the water would be safe. i don t have the authority, or the iea does not or the iaea does not have the authority, to stop or to start anything. this is a sovereign decision byjapan and by the operator, when they start, when they stop. what we do is we provide a technical impartial review.
power plant says it s been given the green light to release treated, but contaminated water into the ocean. more than a million tonnes of treated waste water has accumulated there since the 2011 tsunami which severely damaged the plant. the operator tepco said it had received the safety certification from japan s nuclear regulator and that all preconditions for its release had been met. speaking in tokyo, the head of the un s nuclear watchdog, rafael grossi, said he was extremely confident in his agency s assessment of japan s proposal. what exactly could it all mean? 0ur tokyo correspondent shaimaa khalil has more from tokyo. the public sentiment here in the country and across the region, especially in south korea and china, is one of anxiety and anger. earlier today, japan s nuclear regulator gave tepco, the company that runs the power plant, the go ahead
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