Nuclear agency endorses plan to release treated radioactive water into Pacific

Rafael Mariano Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, left, presents a comprehensive report on Fukushima’s treated water release to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (Eugene Hoshiko/AP)

The UN nuclear agency has endorsed Japan’s planned release of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea from the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant, saying it meets international standards and its environmental and health impact would be negligible.

The plan is opposed by groups in South Korea, China and some Pacific Island nations because of safety concerns and political reasons.