Japan Nuclear Wastewater
Fukushima nuclear wastewater 'pose major environmental, human rights risks' - UN
20 May 2025
![Storage tanks for contaminated water at the Tokyo Electric Power Company's (TEPCO) Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, in Okuma of Fukushima prefecture in Jan. 20, 2023. [Philip Fong / AFP]](https://media.rnztools.nz/rnz/image/upload/s--HiEgFMEo--/ar_16:10,c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,q_auto,w_288/v1721349833/4KMSRAW_japan_pacific_2_jpeg?_a=BACCd2AD)
The United Nations experts have raised their concerns about the release of more than one million metric tonnes of treated nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean.
'This is a big step': Japan releases nuclear wastewater into Pacific
24 Aug 2023
Japan's release of over one million tonnes of treated nuclear wastewater into the Pacific is officially underway.
'Take Japan to court' to stop nuclear waste plan says law expert
10 Feb 2023
An international law expert believes Japan is passing the risk of its upcoming release of treated nuclear wastewater into the ocean onto Pacific leaders. Audio
