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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Mari Yamaguchi

Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant prepares to release diluted radioactive water into the sea

Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved

At Japan’s tsunami-wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, giant blue pipes have been constructed to bring in torrents of seawater to dilute treated, radioactive water under a plan to discharge it gradually into the Pacific Ocean.

Workers were making final preparations as Associated Press journalists received a rare opportunity Friday to get a look at key equipment and facilities for the release, expected in coming weeks or months.

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