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July 22, 2013

Japan: Contaminated Water Leaking Into Sea 
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Japan has acknowledged for the first time the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear
power plant has leaked contaminated water in the sea. The plant's
operator admitted earlier this month that radioactive material had
likely been leaking for the past two years, ever since it was heavily
damaged by a massive earthquake and tsunami. Radiation levels have
spiked in groundwater surrounding the plant but officials say the leak
has been contained to the surrounding bay.

 

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