Japan set to release Fukushima plant water into sea

Japan set to release Fukushima plant water into sea

Photo taken April 9, 2021, shows a fishing harbor in Namie in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, with exhaust stacks of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant seen in the background. The Japanese government has decided to release treated radioactive water accumulated at the nuclear plant into the sea, despite strong opposition from fishermen.

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