 And the lab, for its part, plans to sample and vent the contents in one fell swoop. And in Japan, a beach in Fukushima Prefecture opened to the public last Saturday for the first time since the country began releasing treated water from its meltdown-stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean last August. At the opening ceremony of Kitazuma Beach in the city of Minamisoma, a Shinto priest prayed for safety.