A system to decontaminate radioactive water at the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant has been halted due to a defect only hours after it started operations, the plant's operator said Saturday.

The Advanced Liquid Processing System (ALPS) is designed to remove radioactive materials contained in contaminated water and is expected to play a crucial role in the utility's fight against the toxic water accumulating at the plant, Tokyo Electric Power Co. (Tepco) said.

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