Fukushima Water Release: BBC News Review

Fukushima. It was the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl back in the 1980s. Now the UN says it’s safe for Japan to start releasing wastewater from the plant into the ocean. A tsunami flooded the Fukushima nuclear plant in 2011 causing a radiation leak. China and South Korea have opposed the plan.
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watchdog
🔎group which makes sure another organisation acts correctly
-The financial watchdog decided the bank had broken industry rules.
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greenlighting
🔎giving permission
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refute
🔎say something is wrong
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✔️ 0:00 - Introduction
✔️ 0:25 - Story
✔️ 1:17 - Headline 1
✔️ 2:59 - Headline 2
✔️ 4:40 - Headline 3
✔️ 6:16 - Language summary

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