Japan Wants to Slowly Release Nuclear Waste Water Into the Ocean

Good luck trying to convince people this is a good idea:

Storage tanks for contaminated water stand at Tokyo Electric Power Co’s (TEPCO) Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Okuma, Fukushima. The government has still not decided what to do with the water. Getty Images

Japan has still not come to a consensus on what to do with a million tons of nuclear water six years after their primary nuclear power plant in Fukushima was rocked by a tsunami.

The water stored in 900 large, dense, packed tanks on site could spill if another major natural disaster should strike, The Japan Times reported.

The government has been urged by experts to gradually release the water to the Pacific Ocean, as all the radioactive elements of the water except tritium—which has been said to be safe in small amounts—have been removed through treatment. But if the tank breaks, the contents may not be able to be controlled.

Local fishermen are extremely hesitant to this solution because many consumers are still uncertain to eat fish caught off Fukushima, despite tests that say the fish is safe to eat.

“People would shun Fukushima fish again as soon as the water is released,” Fumio Haga, a drag-net fisherman, told The Japan Times.  (……..)

Currently, the amount of radioactive water at Fukushima is still growing by 150 tons a day.  [Newsweek]

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JoeC
JoeC
6 years ago

I guess they learned nothing from the Gojira (Godzilla) prophesy.

Flyingsword
Flyingsword
6 years ago

oh dear god, how is this a good idea? I guess seafood is off the menu.

blueberry muffin mix
blueberry muffin mix
6 years ago

JoeC, you’re right on the money.

MTB Rider
MTB Rider
6 years ago

But… But… The Government says it’s safe! The government wouldn’t lie to us now, would they? They are there for the People!

/sarcasm

Smokes at Work
Smokes at Work
6 years ago

Pour the formal… I mean the nuclear waste down the drain Mr. Kim.

J6Junkie
J6Junkie
6 years ago

Too bad we can’t throw it at Fatty Kim.

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