Japan Starts Dumping Radioactive Water into the Pacific

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Japan started dumping 11,500 tons of low-level radioactive water at sea Monday to free up storage space at its crippled Fukushima nuclear plant for more highly contaminated water.

Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) insisted the release of the water — the equivalent of more than four Olympic sized swimming pools — would not harm marine life or seafood safety.

But a TEPCO official fought back tears when he announced the step, saying: “We have already caused such pain and nuisance to local residents. We cannot express how sorry we are to have to impose another burden.”