(File) In this satellite view, the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power plant after a massive earthquake and subsequent tsunami on March 14, 2011 in Futaba, Japan.
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In March 2011, the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami in Japan led to catastrophic meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, with long-lasting economic, ecological and social effects — indeed, plans to release treated wastewater were causing conflict with China in the summer of 2023.
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