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Fukushima: Japan to decide on Fukushima water release today

TOKYO: The Japanese authorities will resolve on Tuesday concerning the launch of handled water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean, the federal government minister in cost stated. Round 1.34 million tonnes of water, equal to greater than 500 Olympic swimming swimming pools, have collected for the reason that Fukushima plant was knocked out by an earthquake and tsunami that killed 18,000 folks in 2011.
Plant operator TEPCO says with round 1,000 metal tanks now full, area has run out and that it desires to steadily begin discharging the water into the Pacific by way of a one-kilometre underwater pipe.The federal government had stated it deliberate to start releasing the water earlier than the tip of the summer time.
Beijing has accused Tokyo of treating the ocean like a “sewer”.

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