00:00 In the meantime, the highly controversial and much debated move to dump radioactive
00:04 waste water from Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant is set in stone.
00:08 Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, fresh from a historic trip to Camp David where he
00:13 sealed a defense and security pact with the U.S. and South Korea, made clear his decision
00:19 Sunday during a brief visit to the tsunami-wrecked nuclear plant to show the world the safety
00:24 of this impending release of thoroughly treated radioactive waste water into the Pacific.
00:30 Some 1.34 million tons of treated waste water, equal to 540 Olympic-sized swimming pools
00:37 are in storage in approximately a thousand steel containers at the seaside site and need
00:43 to be discharged to make room for much-needed space.
00:47 "We are working to quickly prepare for the release of the waste water, and to prepare for the release of the waste water, we are looking forward to August 24th."
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