Global nuclear watchdog to monitor Fukushima water release

IAEA to confirm that process will be safe and environmentally friendly

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Workers construct storage tanks for holding treated wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan. © Reuters

JUNYA IWAI, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- The International Atomic Energy Agency agreed Thursday to monitor on-site the planned release of treated radioactive water into the sea from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, which suffered meltdowns after the devastating earthquake and tsunami of March 2011.

Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Hiroshi Kajiyama and IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi struck the deal at the agency's headquarters in Vienna. The review begins in September.

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