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'Megafloat' arrives in Fukushima

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 17, 2011, shows a ''megafloat'' artificial island that arrived at Onahama Port in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, the same day. Tokyo Electric Power Co. is considering using the floating structure to store water contaminated with high levels of radiation at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, which has been crippled since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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'Megafloat' arrives in Fukushima

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 17, 2011, shows a ''megafloat'' artificial island that arrived at Onahama Port in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, the same day. Tokyo Electric Power Co. is considering using the floating structure to store water contaminated with high levels of radiation at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, which has been crippled since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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'Megafloat' arrives in Fukushima

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 17, 2011, shows a ''megafloat'' artificial island that arrived at Onahama Port in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, the same day. Tokyo Electric Power Co. is considering using the floating structure to store water contaminated with high levels of radiation at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, which has been crippled since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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'Megafloat' artificial island

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 7, 2011, shows a ''megafloat'' artificial island in Tokyo Bay being towed toward Yokohama Port for inspection. Tokyo Electric Power Co. plans to use it to store water contaminated with high levels of radiation at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture which has been crippled since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster.

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'Megafloat' artificial island

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on April 2, 2011, shows an aerial view of an artificial floating island called the ''megafloat'' off the port of Shimizu in Shizuoka. Tokyo Electric Power Co. is considering using a ''megafloat'' to store tainted water with high levels of radiation found at the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

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'Megafloat' artificial island

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on April 2, 2011, shows an aerial view of an artificial floating island called the ''megafloat'' off the port of Shimizu in Shizuoka. Tokyo Electric Power Co. is considering using a ''megafloat'' to store tainted water with high levels of radiation found at the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

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Megafloat moved out of shallows in Mie Pref.

TSU, Japan - Part of a massive barge-like floating structure called Megafloat that ran aground in Mie Prefecture in January is moved to deeper water on March 1. The Megafloat, built in Japan and now owned by a South Korean ship-dismantling firm, ran aground while being towed to South Korea for scrapping.

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Disaster prevention test held on Megafloat platform

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Accompanied by rescue workers, a mock victim of a natural disaster arrives on a stretcher at ''Megafloat,'' a giant 1,000-meter-long steel platform in waters off Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, as part of nationwide disaster prevention activities Sept. 1. Megafloat will be used in the construction of an experimental floating airport.

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Giant platform for floating airport shown off Yokosuka

YOKOSUKA, Japan - A 1,000-meter-long steel platform to be used in the construction of an experimental floating runway is shown to the press and local government officials off Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Aug. 10. The platform, called ''megafloat,'' is being developed mainly by the Transport Ministry.

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Huge 'Megafloat' facility about to be completed

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Photo taken Aug. 3 shows a huge ''Megafloat'' facility under construction in waters off Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, which will be used as an experimental floating airport. The facility, 1,000 meters long and 120 meters across at its widest point, will be completed within this month under the Technological Research Association of Megafloat, which consists of four steel companies and 13 shipbuilding companies and is advised by the Transport Ministry.

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Floating port in tow

A giant floating steel sheet that will form part of a huge floating airport begins its journey off Suzuka, Mie Prefecture, to Tokyo Bay on July 1. Measuring about 380 meters long and 60 meters wide, the sheet was produced by Tokyo-based Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co. It is the largest of six that will be put together in August in Tokyo Bay to form an experimental ''megafloat'' facility.

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Giant platform for floating airport shown off Yokosuka

YOKOSUKA, Japan - A 1,000-meter-long steel platform to be used in the construction of an experimental floating runway is shown to the press and local government officials off Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Aug. 10. The platform, called ''megafloat,'' is being developed mainly by the Transport Ministry.

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Huge 'Megafloat' facility about to be completed

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Photo taken Aug. 3 shows a huge ''Megafloat'' facility under construction in waters off Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, which will be used as an experimental floating airport. The facility, 1,000 meters long and 120 meters across at its widest point, will be completed within this month under the Technological Research Association of Megafloat, which consists of four steel companies and 13 shipbuilding companies and is advised by the Transport Ministry.

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Megafloat moved out of shallows in Mie Pref.

TSU, Japan - Part of a massive barge-like floating structure called Megafloat that ran aground in Mie Prefecture in January is moved to deeper water on March 1. The Megafloat, built in Japan and now owned by a South Korean ship-dismantling firm, ran aground while being towed to South Korea for scrapping.

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Megafloat at Fukushima Daiichi plant

TOKYO, Japan - Handout photo taken June 25, 2011, shows an artificial floating island, called a megafloat, berthed at a quay at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture. Tokyo Electric Power Co. said it started using the megafloat to store relatively low-level radioactive water on June 30. (Photo courtesy of TEPCO)(Kyodo)

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'Megafloat' island arrives at Fukushima plant

TOKYO, Japan - A ''megafloat'' artificial island arrives at a quay at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture on May 21, 2011. The island will be used to store contaminated radioactive water from the plant, which was damaged by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. (Photo provided by Tokyo Electric Power Co.) (Kyodo)

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'Megafloat' arrives in Fukushima

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 17, 2011, shows a ''megafloat'' artificial island that arrived at Onahama Port in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, the same day. Tokyo Electric Power Co. is considering using the floating structure to store water contaminated with high levels of radiation at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, which has been crippled since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo)

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'Megafloat' arrives in Fukushima

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 17, 2011, shows a ''megafloat'' artificial island that arrived at Onahama Port in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, the same day. Tokyo Electric Power Co. is considering using the floating structure to store water contaminated with high levels of radiation at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, which has been crippled since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo)

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'Megafloat' arrives in Fukushima

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 17, 2011, shows a ''megafloat'' artificial island that arrived at Onahama Port in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, the same day. Tokyo Electric Power Co. is considering using the floating structure to store water contaminated with high levels of radiation at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, which has been crippled since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo)

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'Megafloat' artificial island heads to Fukushima

TOKYO, Japan - A ''megafloat'' structure is towed in Tokyo Bay as it is transported to Fukushima Prefecture from Yokohama port on May 15, 2011. Tokyo Electric Power Co. is considering using the floating structure to store water contaminated with high levels of radiation at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, which has been crippled since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo)

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'Megafloat' artificial island heads to Fukushima

TOKYO, Japan - A ''megafloat'' structure is towed in Tokyo Bay as it is transported to Fukushima Prefecture from Yokohama port on May 15, 2011. Tokyo Electric Power Co. is considering using the floating structure to store water contaminated with high levels of radiation at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, which has been crippled since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo)

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'Megafloat' artificial island

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 7, 2011, shows a ''megafloat'' artificial island in Tokyo Bay being towed toward Yokohama Port for inspection. Tokyo Electric Power Co. plans to use it to store water contaminated with high levels of radiation at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture which has been crippled since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster. (Kyodo)

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'Megafloat' artificial island

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Undated photo shows an aerial view of a ''megafloat'' artificial island. Tokyo Electric Power Co. is considering using a ''megafloat'' to store contaminated water with high levels of radiation found at the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant following a massive earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011. (Photo courtesy of Shizuoka City)(Kyodo)

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'Megafloat' artificial island

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on April 2, 2011, shows an aerial view of an artificial floating island called the ''megafloat'' off the port of Shimizu in Shizuoka. Tokyo Electric Power Co. is considering using a ''megafloat'' to store tainted water with high levels of radiation found at the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. (Kyodo)

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'Megafloat' artificial island

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on April 2, 2011, shows an aerial view of an artificial floating island called the ''megafloat'' off the port of Shimizu in Shizuoka. Tokyo Electric Power Co. is considering using a ''megafloat'' to store tainted water with high levels of radiation found at the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. (Kyodo)

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Disaster prevention test held on Megafloat platform

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Accompanied by rescue workers, a mock victim of a natural disaster arrives on a stretcher at ''Megafloat,'' a giant 1,000-meter-long steel platform in waters off Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, as part of nationwide disaster prevention activities Sept. 1. Megafloat will be used in the construction of an experimental floating airport.

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Huge 'Megafloat' facility about to be completed

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Photo taken Aug. 3 shows a huge ''Megafloat'' facility under construction in waters off Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, which will be used as an experimental floating airport. The facility, 1,000 meters long and 120 meters across at its widest point, will be completed within this month under the Technological Research Association of Megafloat, which consists of four steel companies and 13 shipbuilding companies and is advised by the Transport Ministry.

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Floating port in tow

A giant floating steel sheet that will form part of a huge floating airport begins its journey off Suzuka, Mie Prefecture, to Tokyo Bay on July 1. Measuring about 380 meters long and 60 meters wide, the sheet was produced by Tokyo-based Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co. It is the largest of six that will be put together in August in Tokyo Bay to form an experimental ''megafloat'' facility.

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Floating port in tow

A giant floating steel sheet that will form part of a huge floating airport begins its journey off Suzuka, Mie Prefecture, to Tokyo Bay on July 1. Measuring about 380 meters long and 60 meters wide, the sheet was produced by Tokyo-based Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co. It is the largest of six that will be put together in August in Tokyo Bay to form an experimental ''megafloat'' facility.