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TEPCO, Japanese regulator must act now to stop leaks of radioactive water

Amsterdam, August 6, 2013 – Leaking radioactive water at the Fukushima nuclear power plant has now been declared an “emergency” by Japan’s Nuclear Regulatory Authority. In response, Dr. Rianne Teule, nuclear campaigner at Greenpeace International, said: “The worsening leaks of contaminated water at the Fukushima nuclear plant prove TEPCO is incapable of dealing with the disaster. Japan’s …