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I wondered that myself. I think the problem is that they first need to dilute it considerably before releasing it. If they do that before loading it onto the sh
by VBprogrammer 7y ago
I wondered that myself. I think the problem is that they first need to dilute it considerably before releasing it. If they do that before loading it onto the ship it might take too many journeys to empty the tanks. If they do it onboard the ship the you've got a ship full of radioactive water sailing about. I'm not sure how hazardous the water is but you might struggle to find people willing to sail on it.
- adrianN 7y agoTritium is quite weakly radioactive. It is effectively shielded by a few millimeters of air. As long as the crew doesn't drink the cargo they should be pretty save.
- marcosdumay 7y agoEvaporation may make it hard to insulate the crew from the cargo.
- adrianN 7y agoEvaporations from crude oil are probably more dangerous so I assume that oil tankers are equipped for this.
- m4rtink 7y agoMaybe just get an older tanker and sink it over the destination ? If you make holes big enough in the process it should take care of both dilution & the contaminated vessel. It worked fine for ships full of chemical weapons in the past, so should be able to work in this case as well. :)
- VBprogrammer 7y agoThe tanks that they are containing the water in at the moment could be made to float with some bladders and towed out. Maybe we've cracked it :)