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It means there are isotopes, including tritium, whose half-lives are long enough that they pose a risk to the health of anyone who happens to inhale or ingest t

It means there are isotopes, including tritium, whose half-lives are long enough that they pose a risk to the health of anyone who happens to inhale or ingest them. The OP's dismissal of such risks is a bit facile.

ars 16y ago
But tritium pretty much can't be made in light water reactors, so there isn't going to be any in the released steam.
- wmeddie 16y ago
  True, but the reactors aren't full of light water anymore, they are pumping sea water into them.