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Seoul, May 17 (EFE/EPA).- Protests against Japan's decision to release radioactive water from the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant into the ocean continued on Monday in the South Korean capital, Seoul. On 13 April, Japan formalized its to decision to release over 1 million tonnes of treated contaminated water from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean, causing protests from neighboring countries. The contentious measure is aimed at solving the accumulation of radioactive water at the Daiichi nuclear facilities, one of the most pressing problems in the complex process of dismantling the plant that was damaged by the earthquake and tsunami in March 2011. (Camera: JEON HEON-KYUN).SHOT LIST: PROTEST AGAINST JAPAN'S PLANNED RADIOACTIVE WATER DISCHARGE, IN SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA.
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