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May 16, 2015

Situation at Fukushima Site Remains Complex Despite Progress
Moscow (Sputnik) May 15, 2015
Four years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, the situation at the site remains complex, despite Japan's overall progress in its decommissioning, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said in a report published Thursday. The 58-pages report, based mainly on the findings a 15-member IAEA visit to Tokyo and the Fukushima accident site in February 2015, notes that both the Japanese government and Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), the operator of the damaged plant, had made "good progre ... read more

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