Japan to delay Pacific nuclear wastewater discharge
Posted: 10th February 2023
Christine Rovoi16:00, Feb 09 2023
PACIFIC ISLANDS FORUM
From left, Pacific Islands Forum secretary-general Henry Puna, Marshall Islands Foreign Minister Kitlang Kabua, Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown and Japanese PM Fumio Kishida in Tokyo. (Photo: Supplied/Forum Secretariat)
The Pacific Islands Forum has welcomed Japan’s decision to delay the release of more than one million tonnes of nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean.