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Evening Standard
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Lydia Chantler-Hicks

Japan begins releasing treated radioactive water from Fukushima nuclear power plant into Pacific Ocean

Japan has begun releasing treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean.

The controversial, decades-long project began on Thursday, amid fresh and fierce criticism from China which slammed it as “selfish and irresponsible”.

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