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Backlash grows as Japan prepares to release wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear power plant

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Backlash grows as Japan prepares to release wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear power plant

Protesters stage a demonstration against the Japanese government’s plan to release treated radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant, at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, on Sunday, July 9, 2023. Ahn Youngjoon/AP hide caption toggle caption on/off Ahn Youngjoon/AP Protesters stage a demonstration against the Japanese government’s plan to release treated radioactive … Read more

Fukushima water release plan from Japan approved by UN

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Members of civic groups shout slogans during a rally to oppose the Japanese government's decision to release treated radioactive water into the sea from the Fukushima nuclear power plant, in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, July 5, 2023. The letters read "Abolish an IAEA report."

Twelve years after an earthquake and tsunami destroyed parts of the Fukushima nuclear power plant and contaminated water supplies, the United Nations has approved Japan’s much-anticipated waste disposal plan, which calls for the slow dumping of radioactive, treated water into ‘Ocean. The United Nations Atomic Energy Agency says the initiative, first announced in 2021, meets … Read more

Japan may begin controversial Fukushima water release next month

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IAEA chief Rafael Grossi delivers Fukushima water release plan report to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. The report is blue. There is a Japanese flag behind them.

The plan to release treated water into the Pacific Ocean over several decades won IAEA approval on Tuesday. The Japanese government could start releasing treated but still radioactive water from the ruined Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean as soon as next month, after the United Nations nuclear watchdog gave the green … Read more

United Nations nuclear watchdog says Japan can release nuclear wastewater into the ocean

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United Nations nuclear watchdog says Japan can release nuclear wastewater into the ocean

Japan plans to release more than one million tons of nuclear wastewater into the Pacific. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption on/off Christopher Furlong/Getty Images Japan plans to release more than one million tons of nuclear wastewater into the Pacific. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images MANILA, Philippines The International Atomic Energy Agency has approved a plan … Read more