
Japan
The second round of wastewater discharges from the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan has begun, operators said, according to AFP Thursday. The discharge began at 10:18 a.m. local time. The first discharge took place on August 24. Here, Japan discharged part of the 1.34 million tons of wastewater that has accumulated since an earthquake in 2011 created a tsunami that destroyed the power plant. More than a decade after the disaster, the cleanup continues because Japan has run out of space for the water that cools down the reactors. According to most experts, the water is filtered to such an extent that it is completely safe. Japan and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) also consider the discharge safe. Yet it has caused trouble in China, which is strongly opposed to the emissions. For example, China has imposed a ban on the sale of Japanese fish. /ritzau/