APNews: Fukushima's radioactive wastewater is being released in the Pacific.
APNews: Fukushima's radioactive wastewater is being released in the Pacific.
The government and plant operator say the release is an unavoidable part of its decommissioning and will be safely carried out, but the plan faces opposition in and outside Japan.
Nothingburger. "Slightly radioactive" - literally half the planet is "slightly radioactive". We pump more radiation into the atmosphere by burning coal than we ever have by splitting uranium atoms.
42They had an expert on the radio explaining why it's not an issue - the interviewer asked if he'd drink the water and he said yes, but he might be the wrong person to ask, as he's swum in the cooling tanks at Chernobyl.
The Chinese are getting their knickers in twist about it but their nuclear reactors release far more radioactive water into the Pacific and that's all within safe limits. Most of the fuss seems to be political or just arising from ignorance (or both).
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