Earthmoving work begins for interim nuke waste storage in Fukushima

Earthmoving work begins for interim nuke waste storage in Fukushima

Work starts in Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, on Feb. 3, 2015, to build interim facilities near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant to store contaminated soil and other waste collected during radiation cleanup operations in the northeastern Japanese prefecture. The photo was taken from a Kyodo News helicopter. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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