12 Jul 2023

Dumping of wastewater not a breach of treaty according to some

From Morning Report, 7:51 am on 12 July 2023

A Pacific leader says Japan's plan to release nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean is not a breach of the nuclear free Rarotonga Treaty.

The treaty, which New Zealand has signed up to, bans dumping nuclear waste in the Pacific.

Reporter Lydia Lewis spoke to Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown who also chairs the Pacific Islands Forum.

Lydia Lewis spoke to Corin Dann.