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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Namita Singh

UN nuclear chief arrives in Japan to inspect Fukushima soil storage

Rafael Grossi, the head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog, will visit Fukushima this week to inspect vast storage sites holding soil contaminated by the 2011 nuclear disaster.

The Japanese government is yet to finalise a disposal plan for the 13 million cubic metres of soil, enough to fill multiple stadiums, which was stripped from the region to reduce radiation levels.

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