IAEA- TEPCO,Japan ministries talk

A team of experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency is visiting Japan to inspect the discharge of treated and diluted water from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the ocean.

The IAEA task force is conducting a safety review for the second time since the discharge operation began in August last year. Experts from countries including the US, South Korea and China visited the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Tuesday.

They met officials from the industry ministry and Tokyo Electric Power Company, which manages the Fukushima plant. The task force members are due to stay in Japan until Friday. They plan to see the water discharge process and meet officials from the Nuclear Regulation Authority and other organizations.