TOKYO -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. on Thursday began releasing treated water from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean. The discharge is expected to continue for about 30 years as the government and the power company decommission the plant.
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Japan begins release of Fukushima water: 5 things to know
31,200 cubic meters of treated water to enter the Pacific Ocean by March
The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station. (Photo by Hirofumi Yamamoto)
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