fukushima daiichi nuclear disaster
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All Systems Go for Fukushima Radioactive Wastewater Release, Plant Operator Says
Everything is in place to begin dumping treated radioactive wastewater from Japan’s destroyed Fukushima Daiichi power plant into the ocean, according to the plant’s operator. The plan to do so has been in the works for years, as irradiated water has accumulated in the aftermath of 2011’s earthquake, tsunami, and subsequent nuclear meltdown. But now…
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What It Looks Like To Drive Through The Fukushima Exclusion Zone
The Exclusion Zone around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has shrunk in the years since the deadly earthquake, tsunami, and then radiation leak of that disaster. it’s still there, eerie and overgrown, it has only become more accessible.
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Japan’s New Fukushima Plan: Dumping Radioactive Wastewater Into the Sea
The Japanese government said Tuesday that it would start releasing contaminated water from the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster into the Pacific Ocean, outlining a long-expected plan that is, understandably, upsetting a whole lot of people.