Radioactive water in the ocean is just a start(nbcbayarea.com) |
Radioactive water in the ocean is just a start(nbcbayarea.com) |
Releasing contaminated water at a rate slow enough that it doesn't seem to raise ambient radioactivity levels certainly seems preferable to hoarding contaminated water that could be released en-masse due to another earthquake, weather event, containment failure, etc.
The tritium concentration is to reach maximum levels in about four years after the discharge starts, but it would still be far below normal background radiation levels
https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2023/08/23/2...More people die of coal mining than ever did from nuclear energy.
Nuclear energy is good. We need a lot more of it.
Stop scaring people.
There is more radioactivity in a banana.
This water is safe to drink, as proven by a Japanese minister.
Nuclear energy is the safest form of energy. There are extensive defenses against all possible scenarios.