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Opposition continues as Japan set to discharge nuclear-contaminated water

2023-06-09 08:33:43       source:CGTN

June 8, 2023


Japan has started sending seawater into an underwater tunnel built to release nuclear-contaminated water into the ocean from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, local media reported on Tuesday. 


Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), the plant's operator, said the process started on Monday afternoon, according to the national broadcaster NHK. 


The Chinese embassy in Japan released a statement on Monday accounting the hazards of discharging nuclear-contaminated water from Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. 


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