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At Fukushima Daiichi, decommissioning the nuclear plant is far more challenging than water release

For the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, managing the ever-growing volume of radioactive wastewater held in more than 1,000 tanks has been a safety risk and a burden since the meltdown in March 2011

The Independent UK

Protesters rally in Seoul over Japan’s Fukushima water release

Around 1,000 people from South Korea’s main opposition party and civil groups have staged a protest in downtown Seoul.

The Independent UK

Fukushima residents react cautiously after start of treated water release from wrecked nuclear plant

Fish auction prices at a port south of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant have dropped amid uncertainty about how consumers may respond a day after treated and diluted radioactive wastewater began to be released into the sea

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Why Japan has started pumping water from Fukushima into the Pacific – and should we be concerned?

Japan’s decision to release water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant has been greeted with horror by the local fishing industry as well as China and several Pacific Island states. China – which together with Hong Kong imports more than US$1.1bn (£866m) of seafood from Japan every year – has…

The Conversation

Watch: Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant discharges treated radioactive water into sea

Watch a view of Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant on Friday, 25 August, as it begins to discharge treated radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean.

The Independent UK

Fukushima: China accused of hypocrisy over its own release of wastewater from nuclear plants

Plant in China releases water with higher amounts of tritium, scientist says, calling into question seafood ban imposed on Japan

The Guardian - AU

U.S. ambassador to Japan will publicly eat Fukushima fish amid radioactive water release outrage

He said it was intended to be a “show of solidarity” after the release of the water sparked protests and concerns that Japanese seafood would be contaminated.

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Fukushima nuclear power plant is now pumping wastewater into the Pacific Ocean

The International Atomic Energy Agency — the UN's atomic watchdog — has said the release meets international safety standards with a "negligible radiological impact."

LiveScience

OPINION - Japan releases radioactive Fukushima water into ocean: Tech and Science Daily podcast

Japan has started releasing radioactive water from Fukushima into the ocean - 12 years after an earthquake and tsunami destroyed the nuclear power plant.

Evening Standard

Worries over seafood safety mount as Japan releases Fukushima water into the Pacific

Local fishermen and the government of neighboring China are among the critics of Japan's decision to release water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean.

WEKU

‘They won’t buy it’: fish traders anxious after Fukushima wastewater release

The release of water from the Japanese nuclear plant has already caused the price of produce from surrounding coastal areas to drop

The Guardian - UK

5 things to know about Japan's Fukushima water release in the Pacific

The water comes from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Although most scientists agree it does not pose an immediate environmental threat, some are worried about the long-term consequences.

WEKU

Timeline: Cleaning up the Fukushima disaster

The plant was devastated by a tsunami in 2011, but Japan’s efforts to clean up have been mired in controversy.

Al Jazeera

Events at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant since the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster

The operator of the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant will start releasing treated but still slightly radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean as early as Thursday

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Evening Standard

Japan begins releasing treated radioactive water from Fukushima nuclear power plant into Pacific Ocean

China has branded the move ‘selfish and irresponsible’ amid huge backlash

The Guardian - AU

China bans Japanese seafood after Fukushima wastewater release

Water containing radioactive tritium being pumped into Pacific via tunnel from Tepco plant, amid protests from China, South Korea and fishing communities

France 24

Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant to release radioactive wastewater into sea

The operator of the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant will begin releasing the first batch of treated and diluted radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean later Thursday, utility executives said.

Al Jazeera

‘Not Japan’s trash bin’: Anger as Fukushima water released into Pacific

China bans all aquatic imports from Japan after plant operator begins pumping water into the Pacific Ocean.

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The Independent UK

The Fukushima nuclear plant is ready to release radioactive wastewater into sea later Thursday

The operator of the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says it will begin releasing the first batch of treated and diluted radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean later Thursday

Radio France Internationale

Pacific neighbours slam Japan ahead of Fukushima wastewater discharge

Opposition is gathering pace against Japan's environmental policy in the Pacific, as Tokyo prepares to release wastewater from the stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean.

The Independent UK

The Fukushima nuclear plant will start releasing treated wastewater. Here's what you need to know.

Japanese officials plan to start discharging treated radioactive wastewater from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean on Thursday

The Guardian - UK

Wednesday briefing: Fukushima nuclear plant is set to flush tonnes of water into the sea – but is it safe?

In today’s newsletter: Japan’s decision to release radioactive water from the tsunami-hit power plant has divided groups – is it entirely safe or staggeringly stupid?

The Independent UK

Events at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant since the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster

Japanese officials plan to start releasing treated but still slightly radioactive wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean as early as Thursday, 12 years after a massive earthquake and tsunami caused the meltdowns of three of its reactors and the continuing leakage of cooling…

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Ita Buttrose to step down as ABC chair; Mark Latham quits One Nation; and Lachlan Murdoch pays $1.3m

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Evening Standard

Japan to release treated radioactive water from Fukushima nuclear power plant despite opposition

More than a million metric tonnes of water will be ejected from the wrecked power plant, from Thursday

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