THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
July 15, 2023 at 10:20 JST
This photo, taken during a tour for Associated Press reporters, shows a blue pipeline to transport seawater, part of the facility for the release of treated radioactive water into sea from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, on July 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)
FUTABA, Fukushima Prefecture--Giant blue pipes have been constructed at the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant to bring in torrents of seawater to dilute treated, radioactive water under a plan to discharge it gradually into the Pacific Ocean. [Read More]
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