Guess what, folks! 🎉 The International Atomic Energy Agency's chief, Rafael Grossi, just gave a big shout-out to China for its crucial role in the latest agreement with Japan over the Fukushima water release! 🌊🇨🇳
On Friday, Grossi applauded China's \"decisive role\" and \"constructive approach\" in reaching a consensus with Japan on handling the nuclear-contaminated water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. This is a huge step forward in international cooperation! 🤝
Remember when Japan started releasing that contaminated water into the ocean back on August 24th? 🌐 Well, China wasn't thrilled about it. They firmly opposed the move and urged Japan to address both domestic and global concerns. China's been calling for Japan to fulfill its obligations and work towards a transparent and effective monitoring plan. 📣
After multiple rounds of chats 💬 between China and Japan, they've finally reached an agreement! 🎊 Japan has committed to setting up a long-term international monitoring arrangement within the IAEA framework. This means China and other interested parties can actively participate, conduct independent sampling, and keep an eye on things. 🔬
Grossi emphasized that the IAEA will coordinate with all stakeholders to ensure everything runs smoothly. He highlighted the importance of full transparency to maintain the integrity of the whole process. 🧐
He also mentioned that the IAEA will act as a \"bridge\" 🌉 to facilitate this collaboration and even praised China's impressive strides in nuclear energy and technology. ⚡
Fun fact: This year marks 40 years since China joined the IAEA! 🥳 Grossi is super excited about the strong relationship and is looking forward to even closer cooperation in the future. 🚀
International teamwork makes the dream work! 🌟 Stay tuned for more updates on this groundbreaking collaboration! 👀
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IAEA chief praises China for decisive, constructive Fukushima approach
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