UN inspectors test fish from Fukushima

By Agence France-Presse

Oct 20, 2023 12:10 am

IWAKI, Japan: United Nations inspectors took samples from a fish market near the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in eastern Japan on Thursday following the release of treated radioactive wastewater from the wrecked facility in August.

China and Russia have banned Japanese seafood imports since the discharge began, but Japan says it is safe, a view backed so far by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

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