Final safety inspection begins before treated Fukushima wastewater is released

Final safety inspection begins before treated Fukushima wastewater is released
Treated radioactive wastewater is scheduled to be released from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant (Kyodo News via AP)

Japanese regulators have begun the final inspection before treated radioactive wastewater is released from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean.

The inspection began on Wednesday, a day after the plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO) had installed the last piece of equipment needed for the release — the outlet of the undersea tunnel dug to discharge the wastewater 1 kilometre (1,094 yards) offshore.

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