Concerns linger over Japan’s plan to release treated Fukushima wastewater into Pacific
Concerns linger over Japan’s plan to release treated Fukushima wastewater into Pacific

Concerns linger over Japan’s plan to release treated Fukushima wastewater into Pacific

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<p>Over 12 years ago, the strongest earthquake in Japan's recorded history caused a massive tsunami that led to a meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant. We take a look at what's to become of the water used to cool the plant's reactors. With the Fukushima facility rapidly running out of storage space, the UN nuclear watchdog and Japanese regulators gave separate approval to a plan to dump over a million tonnes of treated wastewater into the Pacific. Both said the environmental impact would be negligible, but that has not allayed the fears of local people.</p>

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