Japan halts Fukushima water release after quake

By Agence France-Presse

Mar 16, 2024 12:07 am

TOKYO: The release of wastewater from Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant was suspended on Friday following an earthquake, its operator said while emphasizing that the move was precautionary.

A 5.8-magnitude jolt struck off the coast of the northeastern Fukushima region, home to the plant wrecked by a tsunami in 2011, at 00:14 a.m. Friday (1514 GMT Thursday), the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

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