Overview

• The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has completed an inspection of wastewater release methods at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant and plans to release a report by year-end.
• Four workers at the plant were hospitalized after coming into contact with radioactive materials during a pipe cleaning incident.
• During the inspection, the IAEA team questioned Japanese government officials, plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc., and the Nuclear Regulation Authority about discharge facilities and environmental monitoring procedures.
• TEPCO has completed the first two rounds of the controversial wastewater discharges since beginning in August and is preparing for a third round in early November.
• China and Russia, among other nations, have expressed concerns about the safety of the disposal methods and have subsequently banned seafood imports from Japan.