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Japan turns to livestreamed fish in Fukushima safety campaign

Tokyo has embarked on a multi-million dollar campaign to convince people it’s safe to release radioactive water.

Al Jazeera

Safe or septic – Japan's nuclear wastewater dumping

Japan has made assurances the wastewater it's dumping in the Pacific is safe – but not everyone is convinced.

Newsroom.co.nz

NRA OK's facilities for release of treated water in Fukushima

The Nuclear Regulation Authority on Friday issued to Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. a "certificate" that gave the green light to use facilities for the release into the ocean of treated water from the company's Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

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UN report on Japan’s Fukushima water plans fails to placate opponents

While South Korea offers official support, China and other voices in region continue to express concerns over discharge from nuclear plant

The Guardian - AU

IAEA highly evaluates treated water discharge plan

The International Atomic Energy Agency's comprehensive report released on Tuesday gave a highly positive review of the planned discharge of treated water from Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc.'s Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant into the ocean. Some experts also praised the 140-page report as a detailed evaluation of…

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Study trips, livestreamed fish: Japan's Fukushima charm campaign

TOKYO: From livestreamed fish to diplomatic study trips, Japan is waging a concerted campaign to calm controversy before it begins releasing treated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea.

Bangkok Post

The U.N.'s nuclear watchdog says Japan can release nuclear waste water into the ocean

The International Atomic Energy Agency has approved a plan by Japan's government to dump nuclear waste water from the destroyed Fukushima power plant into the Pacific Ocean.

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IAEA finds plan for Fukushima discharge meets intl standards

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida received an International Atomic Energy Agency report Tuesday that states Japan's plan to release into the sea treated water from Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc.'s Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant is consistent with international safety standards.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

How Japan plans to release Fukushima water into the ocean

Japan is set to begin pumping out more than a million tonnes of treated water from the destroyed Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant this summer

The Hindu

Fukushima plan to release water into ocean approved by UN watchdog

IAEA report says discharge would have ‘negligible radiological impact on people and the environment’

The Guardian - UK

‘We depend on our beautiful reefs’: Fukushima water release plan sparks concern across Pacific

Some fishers say they lack information and worry about Japan’s plan to discharge treated wastewater into the sea

The Guardian - AU

Japan set to pour Fukushima water into Pacific, irking China

Japan is set to win approval to discharge more than a million cubic meters of treated water from the Fukushima nuclear disaster site into the Pacific Ocean, a contentious plan that’s soured ties with neighbors including China.

Tribune News Service

Japan begins final checks on system to release Fukushima water

Japanese regulators begin final safety inspection before treated Fukushima wastewater is released into sea.

Al Jazeera

Japan regulators begin final safety check before releasing treated Fukushima wastewater into sea

Japanese regulators are making the final inspection before treated radioactive wastewater is released from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean

The Independent UK

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Japan needs to release 1 million tonnes of water from its stricken Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean

Operators of the Fukushima nuclear power plant are set to release treated wastewater into the ocean. But already Japanese authorities are facing a barrage of criticism from fishermen.

The Independent UK

Japan nuclear watchdog ask Fukushima plant operator to assess risk from reactor damage

A nuclear watchdog has asked the operator of Japan’s wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant to assess potential risks from damage found in a key structure inside the worst-hit of the three melted reactors

360info

Seven key questions about the Fukushima water release

Japan’s plan to release nuclear wastewater from its Fukushima reactor has sparked many questions.

360info

A deep dive into the reality of radioactive water

Japan faced three options with disposing of radioactive wastewater. All were problematic.

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360info

The group most directly affected never had a say in Fukushima water release

Fukushima’s fishers have constantly been the last to know about decisions which directly impact their livelihoods and way of life. That needs to change.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Damage inside Fukushima reactor feared greater than assumed

Damage to the interior of a support structure at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant may extend around its entire perimeter, raising concern that the extent of the damage may be greater than previously thought.

ABC News

Underwater pictures from inside Fukushima nuclear reactor spark safety concerns

About 880 tonnes of highly radioactive melted nuclear fuel remain inside the plant's reactors, about 10 times the fuel that was removed in the clean-up of the Three Mile Island nuclear plant in 1979.

Daily Mirror

New images from inside Fukushima reactor spark worrying nuclear meltdown fears

The Fukushima nuclear catastrophe was triggered by a 9.0-magnitude earthquake that struck the shores of Japan in 2011, creating towering tsunami waves that battered the plant

The Independent UK

New images from inside Fukushima reactor spark safety worry

Images captured by a robotic probe inside one of the three melted reactors at the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant have shown exposed steel bars in the main supporting structure and parts of its thick external concrete wall missing

The Independent UK

What’s happening at Fukushima plant 12 years after meltdown?

Twelve years after the triple reactor meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, Japan is preparing to release a massive amount of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea

The Independent UK

Fukushima plant head: Too early to predict decommissioning

The head of Japan’s wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant says details of the damage inside its reactors are only beginning to be known 12 years after it was hit by a massive earthquake and tsunami, making it difficult to foresee when or how its decommissioning will be completed

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