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UN watchdog chief visits Fukushima as Japan returns to nuclear power

 Published: 12:04, 19 February 2025

UN watchdog chief visits Fukushima as Japan returns to nuclear power

The UN nuclear watchdog chief visited Japan's stricken Fukushima plant on Wednesday, the day after Tokyo approved an energy plan that marks a return to nuclear power to meet growing demand for AI.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is monitoring Japan's efforts to decommission the Fukushima Daiichi plant after a 2011 earthquake-triggered tsunami killed 18,000 people and set off the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl.

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