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This was my thought also, although it may not be trivial to just hire an oil tanker to transport radioactive water. Before dilution, there may be a significant
by gnode 7y ago
This was my thought also, although it may not be trivial to just hire an oil tanker to transport radioactive water. Before dilution, there may be a significant risk of contamination to the vessel and crew. You'd probably need a special vessel, specifically designed to handle radioactive fluids. Even if an oil tanker is technically adequate, there's likely some costly certification / approval that would need to be done.
All the handling involved would also introduce risks, and is probably more cheaply and safely achieved on land.
That said, there's a political aspect to this, and maybe the perception of disposing of the water far away from Fukushima justifies the scientifically unnecessary added complexity.
- pvaldes 7y ago> it may not be trivial to just hire an oil tanker to transport radioactive water I bet that this is not even legal, for good reasons
- knodi123 7y agoI get what you're saying, but I also can't help but chuckle at the fact that you're practically quoting the old "We'll just tow it until it's beyond the environment" skit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3m5qxZm_JqM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3m5qxZm_JqM