DHAKA: A team from the International Atomic Energy Agency has praised Japan for making progress in stabilising the Fukushima nuclear plant.

However the team, which has spent 10 days inspecting the plant, also said the process of decommissioning Fukushima is ‘extremely complicated’.

It said more needs to be done to deal with the huge amounts of radioactive water generated at the site, reports the BBC.

Work began last month to remove fuel rods from a reactor building.

According to the IAEA team, there have been two big improvements at Fukushima since their last visit.

Firstly nuclear fuel is now being removed from reactor number four - and put in to safe storage. That process is going well.

Secondly the radioactive water at Fukushma is being managed much better than before, and leakage has been reduced.

BDST: 1804 HRS, DEC 04, 2013