IAEA chief inspects treated water release operation of Fukushima nuclear plant

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi has inspected the disabled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on Wednesday.

It is the first visit by Grossi there since the plant's operator began releasing treated and diluted water into the ocean in August last year. He was accompanied by the president of the plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Company, Kobayakawa Tomoaki.

The IAEA chief observed the equipment that checks treated water after being diluted with large quantities of seawater. The IAEA reaffirmed in a report issued in January that the operation is consistent with international safety standards.