Fukushima nuclear plant town

Fukushima nuclear plant town

The office of Futaba town in Fukushima Prefecture resumes its main operations on Sept. 5, 2022, for the first time since the March 2011 nuclear crisis at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant co-costed by the northeastern Japan town. The move followed the partial lifting of an evacuation order in the town late August allowing the return of residents there about 11 and a half years after the crisis.

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