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- Fukushima nuclear plant to construct UNDERSEA tunnel to release a million tons of treated water
The operators of Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant have announced plans to build an undersea tunnel to facilitate the release of more than one million tons of treated water from the site into the surrounding ocean.Aug 25, 2021 15:15World News - Japanese government sued by South Korean fishers over planned release of Fukushima contaminated waterTwo South Korean fisheries associations have filed a lawsuit, demanding the Japanese government’s compensation over its plan to dump contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea.May 13, 2021 11:58World News
- Bye-bye, Little Mr. Tritium: Rollout of cartoon MASCOT to promote dumping Fukushima’s radioactive waters into ocean flops in JapanJapan’s government has scrapped a mascot promoting the plan to dump contaminated Fukushima wastewaters into the ocean just a day after its release, after the cute character received an extremely poor reception from the public.Apr 15, 2021 14:28World News
- South Korea to take Japan to international tribunal over plan to dump Fukushima water into oceanSouth Korean President Moon Jae-in has told government officials to look at taking Japan to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea over the country’s plans to dump contaminated water from Fukushima into the ocean.Apr 14, 2021 13:05World News
- Beijing slams Japan’s plan for radioactive Fukushima water as ‘extremely irresponsible’China has condemned the Japanese government’s decision to release tritium-contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean as irresponsible, saying Tokyo “must not” do so without consultations.Apr 13, 2021 03:52World News
- Japanese government says it WILL release irradiated water from Fukushima nuclear plant into the seaContaminated wastewater at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant will be released into the ocean “in around two years,” the Japanese government has announced, despite calls from China and South Korea urging against the move.Apr 12, 2021 23:21World News
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