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Timeline: Cleaning up the Fukushima disaster

The water used to cool the fuel rods has been stored on site in giant tanks [File: Issei Kato/Reuters]

Japan has started releasing treated radioactive water from its crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean, a milestone in its challenging decommissioning process.

Here is a timeline of key events related to the Fukushima disaster and Japan’s efforts to clean up the site and close down the plant.

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