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This aerial view shows the tanks containing treated radioactive wastewater at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima, northern Japan, on Aug. 22, 2023. The operator of the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant will begin releasing the first batch of treated and diluted radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean later Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023, utility executives said. (Kyodo News via AP)

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Fukushima's radioactive wastewater is being released in the Pacific. Here's what you need to know
By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press
Wed,08/23/23-6:22AM , 127 Reads
OKUMA, Japan (AP) — Treated and diluted but still slightly radioactive wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is being discharged into the Pacific Ocean.
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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida attends a meeting with representatives of the Inter-Ministerial Council for Contaminated Water, Treated Water and Decommissioning Issues and the Inter-Ministerial Council Concerning the Continuous Implementation of the Basic Policy on Handling of Advanced Liquid Processing System (ALPS) Treated Water, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. (Rodrigo Reyes Marin/Pool Photo via AP)

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Fukushima nuclear plant will start releasing treated radioactive water to sea as early as Thursday
By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press
Mon,08/21/23-8:48PM , 89 Reads
TOKYO (AP) — The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant will start releasing treated and diluted radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean as early as Thursday — a controversial step that the government says is essential for the decades of work needed to clean up the facility that had reactor meltdowns 12 years ago.
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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, left, along with Tomoaki Kobayakawa, president of Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), second right, and Yoshimitsu Kobayashi, chairman of TEPCO, visits a facility to treat radioactive wastewater at the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Okuma town, northeastern Japan, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. Kishida made a brief visit to the power plant on Sunday to highlight the safety of an impending release of treated radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean, a divisive plan that his government wants to start soon despite protests at home and abroad. (Kyodo News via AP)

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Japan's Kishida visits Fukushima plant to highlight safety before start of treated water release
By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press
Sat,08/19/23-8:24PM , 78 Reads
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant Sunday and said an impending release of treated radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean cannot be postponed.
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People stand by a mudslide site following a storm in Ayabe, Kyoto prefecture, western Japan Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023. A strong tropical storm lashed central and western Japan with heavy rain and high winds Tuesday, causing flooding and power blackouts and paralyzing air and ground transportation while many people were traveling for a Buddhist holiday week. (Kyodo News via AP)

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A strong tropical storm lashes parts of Japan and disrupts holiday travel
By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press
Mon,08/14/23-7:53PM , 52 Reads
TOKYO (AP) — A strong tropical storm lashed central and western Japan with heavy rain and high winds Tuesday, causing flooding and power blackouts and paralyzing air and ground transportation while many people were traveling for a Buddhist holiday week.
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