The Daily Digest: Further Fallout From Fukushima

Professor Dr Ng Kwan Hoong, Department of Biomedical Imaging, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya

13-Sep-19 14:00

The Daily Digest: Further Fallout From Fukushima

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Japan says that storage space is fast running out for contaminated waste water from the Fukushima nuclear plant. Their Environment Minister says it may have to be dumped into the Pacific Ocean.

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Categories: Environment, Science, Social Issues

Tags: Bigger Picture, Daily Digest, radiation, radioactive, Fukushima, toxic, chemical toxic, nuclear plant, contaminated water,

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