TOKYO: The operator of Japan’s Fukushima on Monday began releasing previously radioactive groundwater from the crippled nuclear plant into the sea, saying a filtration process had made the discharge safe.

Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), which operates the plant in eastern Japan, said that on the first day it had released 850 tons of groundwater that had become radioactive after flowing near the plant.

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