Work begins on interim nuke waste storage facilities in Fukushima

Work begins on interim nuke waste storage facilities in Fukushima

Earthmoving work begins in Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, on Feb. 3, 2015, to construct interim facilities near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant to store contaminated soil and other waste collected in radiation cleanup activities in the northeastern Japanese prefecture.

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