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14/04/21

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Originally posted by acorn: ↑

" The Japanese government has come under fire after announcing it will begin dumping treated radioactive water from the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster back into the sea.Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said the release of more than one million tonnes of water containing radioactive substances was “unavoidable” as part of the decommissioning process of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, which was heavily damaged after an earthquake and subsequent tsunami.World reacts to Japan’s decisionJapan’s decision has been slammed by neighbouring countries and environmental groups.China’s foreign ministry said the move was “extremely irresponsible”.South Korea said the plan was “totally unacceptable” and that it would lodge a formal complaint with Japan."

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They don't really have a choice, they're running out of room to store the water which will be treated to remove all the radioactive material except tritium.
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