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August 8, 2013

Japan: Prime Minister Orders Government Action to Stop Fukushima Leaks 
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Japan's prime minister has ordered government action to help stop
radioactive water leaks at the embattled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power
plant. Officials now estimate the contaminated water is leaking into the
Pacific Ocean at a rate of 300 tonnes per day, enough to fill an Olympic
swimming pool in a week.

 

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