Fukushima: Japan announces it will dump contaminated water into sea
by Justin McCurry in Tokyo and agencies from Environment | The Guardian on (#5GGG5)
Environmental groups and neighbours condemn plan to release more than 1m tonnes of contaminated water in two years' time
Japan has announced it will release more than 1m tonnes of contaminated water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea, a decision that has angered neighbouring countries, including China, and local fishers.
Official confirmation of the move, which came more than a decade after the nuclear disaster, will deal a further blow to the fishing industry in Fukushima, which has opposed the measure for years.
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