Japan strides for Fukushima water release as regulator OKs facilities

Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority on Friday formally gave the green light to facilities for discharging treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant, putting the country on track to start releasing the water into the sea around this summer.The plant's operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. received NRA's certificate showing the facilities have passed final inspections after the International Atomic Energy Agency earlier in the week assured the safety of Japan's water discharge plan with a report on its comprehensive assessment.Although the govern…READ FULL ARTICLE