Japan begins releasing Fukushima treated radioactive water into sea

TOKYO - Japan started discharging treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea Thursday, amid persistent concerns among local fishermen and some neighboring countries about the environmental impact.The disposal of the water, treated and stored in tanks after cooling melted nuclear fuel, is an integral part of the decommissioning of the power plant devastated by a catastrophic earthquake and tsunami in 2011, the government said.The water discharge, commenced by the plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. around 1 p.m., is exp…READ FULL ARTICLE