As part of efforts to clean up the damaged Fukushima Power Plant in the aftermath of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, Japan has been releasing treated radioactive water from the Advanced Liquid Processing System into the ocean. Seawater samples have been collected to test whether the treated water is safe, and the International Atomic Energy Agency has said they meet Japan's safety standards.
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00:00The International Atomic Energy Agency is taking samples of seawater near the site of
00:05the Fukushima nuclear disaster to test for radiation.
00:10The sampling is part of an international effort to test for radioactivity.
00:30The agency has confirmed that the treated water meets Japan's safety standards.