Japan regulators approve release of Fukushima water into sea

Posted: 22nd July 2022

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An aerial view shows the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant following a strong earthquake in Okuma town

Storage tanks for contaminated water stand at TEPCOs Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Okuma Fukushima

Members of the media look at the Unit 1 reactor building at TEPCOs Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Okuma Fukushima

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Storage tanks for contaminated water stand at Tokyo Electric Power Co’s (TEPCO) Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Okuma, Fukushima, Japan, February 23, 2017. REUTERS/Tomohiro Ohsumi/Pool

TOKYO, July 22 (Reuters) – Japan’s nuclear regulators have approved a plan to release into the ocean water from the wrecked Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant, the government said on Friday.

https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/japan-regulators-approve-release-fukushima-water-into-s…