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Fukushima contaminated water scandal
27 minutes Posted Sep 25, 2023 at 1:25 pm.
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One month since the Japanese government began discharging nuclear contaminated water from the Fukushima power plant into the Pacific Ocean, local media are reporting a scandal involving workers at the demolition site. The workers are accused of stealing potentially radioactive scrap metal and selling it, which violates the process of dealing with contaminated waste. What are the potential consequences if the scrap metal is contaminated? What has been the impact of Japan's move to pump the contaminated water into the ocean?