Would they wait for 70 years to let water in, to still get it irradiated 10x the normal background radiation? So that everybody, including small babies would dr

Would they wait for 70 years to let water in, to still get it irradiated 10x the normal background radiation? So that everybody, including small babies would drink it eventually? Or just say fuck it, progress is priority #1 and let the water in immediately, let the future generations solve the issues. Yeah, I really wonder why even Chinese decided to not go that way...