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> "the Japanese government approved the dumping of radioactive water of this power plant into the Pacific Ocean over the course of 30 years." A minuscule amoun
by LarryMullins 4y ago
> "the Japanese government approved the dumping of radioactive water of this power plant into the Pacific Ocean over the course of 30 years."
A minuscule amount of tritium, dumped into an ocean that has billions of tons of uranium dissolved in it. This Fukushima water issue is a perfect example of people letting emotions overrule rational thought.
- pvaldes 4y ago> A minuscule amount of tritium, dumped into an ocean that has billions of tons of uranium (And then marine life enters the room, accumulating this while ignoring that, and all those carefully raised math models, simulations and speeches fall like a house of cards).
- natmaka 4y agoThe "National Association of Marine Laboratories" publishes a Position Paper titled "Scientific opposition to Japan’s planned release of over 1.3 million tons of radioactively contaminated water from the Fukushima-Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant disaster into the Pacific Ocean." https://www.naml.org/policy/documents/2022-12-12%20Position%20Paper,%20Release%20of%20Radioactively%20Contaminated%20Water%20into%20the%20Ocean.pdf https://www.naml.org/policy/documents/2022-12-12%20Position%...