Part #1: Japan is planning to release more than 1 million metric tons of treated radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean on August 24, which has been met with criticism from China and local fishing groups who fear reputational and economic damage from the release.
Part #2: Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has asked Tepco to swiftly prepare for the water discharge in accordance with the plan approved by the Nuclear Regulation Authority, and expects the water release to start on August 24, weather conditions permitting. The International Atomic Energy Agency has also said the release will not pose a threat to their livelihood.
Part #3: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has greenlighted the plan, saying that it meets international standards and that the impact it would have on people and the environment is "negligible". Despite assurances, some neighbouring countries have expressed scepticism over the safety of the plan, with Beijing emerging as the latest to do so.
Part #4: Japan has been criticized by the international community for showing selfishness and arrogance in its decision to release water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean, without consulting the community or fully assessing the potential risks. The International Atomic Energy Agency has concluded that the water release meets international standards.
Part #5: Japan will release treated water from the Fukushima Daiichi plant into the Pacific Ocean after filtering it to remove most radioactive elements except for tritium, a difficult-to-separate isotope of hydrogen, and diluting it to well below internationally approved levels of tritium before being released. Tests of the water and fish in the waters near the plant will be made available on the agriculture ministry's website.
Part #6: Updates include advice for grape-pickers in wine-producing regions of southern France to start work in the early hours of the morning to avoid the summer heatwave, as well as updates on Northvolt's latest funding round for factory build-out, Europe's nuclear reactors getting old, and Canada's wild fires. Japan also responded to inquiries from China and Russia about the ocean discharge of wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear power station owned by Tokyo Electric Power Co.
Part #7: TEPCO, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters Holdings, posted their first video since the mutiny, hinting that they are in Africa.
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