TOKYO&nbsp;- Japan's nuclear regulators have approved a plan to release water from the wrecked Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant into the ocean, Kyodo reported on Friday (July 22).

The regulators deemed the release of the water, which is treated but contains traces of tritium, as safe, the report said.

The water was used to cool the reactors in the aftermath of the Fukushima Dai-ichi Power Plant nuclear disaster in 2011 and is now stored within the grounds of the power plant.

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The regulators deemed the release of the water, which is treated but contains traces of tritium, as safe. 

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TOKYO - Japan's nuclear regulators have approved a plan to release water from the wrecked Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant into the ocean, Kyodo reported on Friday (July 22). The regulators deemed the release of the water, which is treated but contains traces of tritium, as safe, the report said. The water was used to cool the reactors in the...

Japan regulators approve Fukushima water release into sea