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Japan gov't says safe to release contaminated Fukushima water into ocean
Original source: english.kyodonews.net
KYODO NEWS - 8 hours ago - 21:55 | All, JapanTOKYO - Japan's industry ministry said Monday it would be safe to release water contaminated by the Fukushima nuclear disaster into the ocean, stressing that the health risk to humans would be "significantly small."
While government officials stress the safety of releasing the water, opposition lawmakers as well as neighboring South Korea have expressed concern.
The tanks storing the water are expected to become full by the summer of 2022, according to Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc., the operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
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