Japan begins on Thursday August 24 the discharge into the sea of more than a million tonnes of water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant, waters which have only been partially decontaminated: they contain certain radioactive substances such as tritium or carbon. 14. Dumping it into the Pacific will be harmless to the environment and health, experts say, but the operation is extremely controversial because of concern in the archipelago and among neighbors.
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Japan begins discharging sewage from Fukushima despite fear of fishermen and neighbors
