IAEA inspects treated radioactive water release from Fukushima nuclear plant

The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant (Kyodo News/AP)

A team of experts from the UN nuclear agency inspected the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on Wednesday, for a review of its discharge of treated radioactive wastewater into the Pacific.

The International Atomic Energy Agency inspection was part of a four-day visit to Japan that started on Tuesday, its second since the water discharge began last August, despite strong protests from fishing groups and neighbouring China, which has banned Japanese seafood.