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In August 2013, radioactive water from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant leaked into the Pacific Ocean. The contaminated groundwater seeped through an underground barrier created through chemical injections, and the Japanese Nuclear Regulatory Authority declared an emergency. In response, Tepco (the plant's operator) began pumping out more groundwater to ease the spill into the ocean. Concentrations of cesium-137 (in Bq/l) in the seawater 10 - 30 kilometers off the Japanese coast were taken at eight different locations one week...
In August 2013, radioactive water from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant leaked into the Pacific Ocean. The contaminated groundwater seeped through an underground barrier created through chemical injections, and the Japanese Nuclear Regulatory Authority declared an emergency. In response, Tepco (the plant's operator) began pumping out more groundwater to ease the spill into the ocean. Concentrations of cesium-137 (in Bq/l) in the seawater 10−30 kilometers off the Japanese coast were taken at eight different locations one week apart, before...