Japan sends radioactive water to sea
Japan is running out of space in the storage tanks that house radioactive water previously used to cool damaged nuclear reactors. The excess is now being dumped into the ocean. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with oceanography professor Bill Burnett about the potential effect on marine life.
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