Pacific island nations express concern over Japan's water release

Leaders of Pacific island nations expressed strong concerns over the release of treated radioactive water from Japan's wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean during a regional summit through Friday, according to Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown.Brown, who currently chairs the Pacific Islands Forum, said Thursday there were "strong concerns" raised by "our forum leaders for the significance of potential threats of contamination to the health and security of the blue Pacific."The bloc's 18 members have expressed differing views on the treated wastewater discharge from th…READ FULL ARTICLE