Japan said it plans to release 1 million metric tons of treated radioactive water into the Pacific.
Nuclear experts said the discharge is safe but one said he'd avoid eating fish near Fukushima.
The water is from its Fukushima nuclear power plant that, in 2011, underwent a meltdown and is considered one of the biggest nuclear tragedies in history.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAfter the 2011 disaster, the radioactive water leaked into the plant's basements where it was collected and later stored in tanks.
Why treated radioactive water is 'quite safe'This isn't the first time humans have released water from nuclear plants into a larger body of water.
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