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Japan to release radioactive water into sea
Apr 13th, 2021 at 7:40am
 
The Japanese government is poised to release treated radioactive water accumulated at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea despite opposition from fishermen, sources familiar with the matter said Friday.

It will hold a meeting of related ministers as early as Tuesday to formally decide on the plan, a major development following over seven years of discussions on how to discharge the water used to cool down melted fuel at the Fukushima Daiichi plant.

The treated water containing radioactive tritium, a byproduct of nuclear reactors, is said to pose little risk to human health because even if one drinks the water, so long as the tritium concentration is low, the amounts of tritium would not accumulate in the body and would soon be excreted.

There is also no risk of external exposure even if the water comes in contact with skin.

Still, concerns remain among Japan's fisheries industry and consumers as well as neighboring countries such as South Korea and China.

The government has said it cannot continue postponing a decision on the disposal issue, given that the storage capacity of water tanks at the Fukushima complex is expected to run out as early as fall next year.

It asserts that space needs to be secured on the premises, such as for keeping melted fuel debris that will be extracted from the damaged reactors, to move forward with the decades-long process of scrapping the complex.

Plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. says it will take around two years for the discharge to start.

The government had initially hoped to make a decision on the discharge of the treated water in October last year but later decided it would need more time for discussions amid concerns about reputational damage to marine products.

But Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Wednesday his government will decide "in a few days" whether to release the water after meeting with Hiroshi Kishi, head of the national federation of fisheries cooperatives, who conveyed his organization's continued strong opposition to the plan.

On media reports that Japan is poised to discharge the water into the sea, China and South Korea responded by calling on Tokyo to consider it carefully and with transparency.

China urged Japan to make a cautious decision on the matter, saying, "The radioactive material leakage caused by the Fukushima nuclear accident in Japan has had a profound impact on the marine environment, food safety and human health."

The Japanese government should disclose adequate information and "make a careful decision based on full consultation with neighboring countries," Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Zhao Lijian told reporters in Beijing.

South Korea's Foreign Ministry said in a statement, "Our government has always emphasized that the Japanese government needs to transparently open up information over how it deals with contaminated water."

The ministry added it wants to continue to have close discussions on the issue with Japan and other countries concerned as well with international organizations like the International Atomic Energy Agency.

China and South Korea are among 15 countries and regions that continue to restrict imports of Japanese agricultural and fishery products more than 10 years after the Fukushima nuclear crisis, caused by a devastating earthquake and tsunami in 2011.

In February last year, a government panel proposed various options for disposing of the water, including releasing it into the ocean as well as evaporating it.

The following month, TEPCO drafted a plan to dilute the water to below the legal limit for concentration of radioactive materials before releasing it in the sea.

The Fukushima Daiichi plant, which suffered core meltdowns following the natural catastrophe in March 2011, continues to generate massive amounts of radiation-tainted water after it is used to cool melted fuel.

The water is treated using an advanced liquid processing system, or ALPS, to remove most contaminants and stored in tanks on the complex premises. The process, however, cannot remove tritium, a radioactive byproduct of nuclear reactors.

The IAEA has backed the Japanese government's plan to dispose of the water, saying releasing it into the sea meets global standards of practice in the nuclear industry.

The Geneva-based body's Director General Rafael Grossi, during his visit to the Fukushima complex in February, said it is a common way to release water at nuclear power plants, even when they are not in emergency situations.

Japan's industry minister Hiroshi Kajiyama said to Grossi in a videoconference last month that Japan wants the IAEA to conduct a scientific and objective review of the method of disposal of the water and openly convey its view to the international community.

Kajiyama said at the time that the IAEA's message is vital in dispelling concerns and reputational worries over the safety of the water that exist domestically as well as in the neighboring countries.

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2021/04/f4196f557244-breaking-news-japan-deci
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Re: Japan to release radioactive water into sea
Reply #1 - Apr 13th, 2021 at 7:52am
 
What happened with western propaganda and governments? all silent?

Imagine this happens in China. Western propaganda and governments would launch full blames and complains and attacks. What a ridiculous double standard!
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Reply #2 - Apr 13th, 2021 at 8:18am
 
Victor Sunny wrote on Apr 13th, 2021 at 7:52am:
What happened with western propaganda and governments? all silent?

Imagine this happens in China. Western propaganda and governments would launch full blames and complains and attacks. What a ridiculous double standard!


Plenty of other stuff to complain about WRT China, I'd have thought...

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Human rights groups believe China has detained more than a million Uighurs over the past few years in what the state defines as "re-education camps".


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One wonders whether - if the Chinese were releasing radioactive water into the sea - would anyone even know about it (and thus be able to "complain")?

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Reply #3 - Apr 13th, 2021 at 12:28pm
 
https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2021/04/6789babe1165-breaking-news-fukushima-...

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The treated water containing radioactive tritium, a byproduct of nuclear reactors, is said to pose little risk to human health because even if one drinks the water, so long as the tritium concentration is low, the amounts of tritium would not accumulate in the body and would soon be excreted.



Let the person who wrote the article above
drink the water.
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That's all we need is more toxic pollution thrown into the ocean like it is the local tip. Soon we will be buying pieces of fish that glow in the dark  Sad
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Reply #5 - Apr 13th, 2021 at 12:34pm
 
Sir lastnail wrote on Apr 13th, 2021 at 12:30pm:
That's all we need is more toxic pollution thrown into the ocean like it is the local tip.
Soon we will be buying pieces of fish that glow in the dark  Sad




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Reply #7 - Apr 13th, 2021 at 1:08pm
 
You drink tritium every day Bobby
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In a time of universal deceit — telling the truth is a revolutionary act.

No evidence whatsoever it can be attributed to George Orwell or Eric Arthur Blair (in fact the same guy)
 
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Reply #8 - Apr 13th, 2021 at 1:17pm
 
Prime Minister for Canyons wrote on Apr 13th, 2021 at 1:08pm:
You drink tritium every day Bobby



The concern is about food or water that has
abnormally high readings of radioactivity.
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Reply #9 - Apr 13th, 2021 at 1:23pm
 
Bobby. wrote on Apr 13th, 2021 at 1:17pm:
Prime Minister for Canyons wrote on Apr 13th, 2021 at 1:08pm:
You drink tritium every day Bobby



The concern is about food or water that has
abnormally high readings of radioactivity.



Thanks Captain Obvious.
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In a time of universal deceit — telling the truth is a revolutionary act.

No evidence whatsoever it can be attributed to George Orwell or Eric Arthur Blair (in fact the same guy)
 
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Reply #10 - Apr 13th, 2021 at 1:32pm
 
Prime Minister for Canyons wrote on Apr 13th, 2021 at 1:23pm:
Bobby. wrote on Apr 13th, 2021 at 1:17pm:
Prime Minister for Canyons wrote on Apr 13th, 2021 at 1:08pm:
You drink tritium every day Bobby



The concern is about food or water that has
abnormally high readings of radioactivity.



Thanks Captain Obvious.



You stated the bleeding obvious.  Roll Eyes

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Reply #11 - Apr 13th, 2021 at 1:33pm
 
Bobby. wrote on Apr 13th, 2021 at 1:32pm:
Prime Minister for Canyons wrote on Apr 13th, 2021 at 1:23pm:
Bobby. wrote on Apr 13th, 2021 at 1:17pm:
Prime Minister for Canyons wrote on Apr 13th, 2021 at 1:08pm:
You drink tritium every day Bobby



The concern is about food or water that has
abnormally high readings of radioactivity.



Thanks Captain Obvious.



You stated the bleeding obvious.  Roll Eyes

forgiven

namaste



Given your previous knowledge on science, I wasn't sure you knew it.
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Reply #12 - Apr 13th, 2021 at 1:35pm
 
Prime Minister for Canyons wrote on Apr 13th, 2021 at 1:33pm:
Bobby. wrote on Apr 13th, 2021 at 1:32pm:
Prime Minister for Canyons wrote on Apr 13th, 2021 at 1:23pm:
Bobby. wrote on Apr 13th, 2021 at 1:17pm:
Prime Minister for Canyons wrote on Apr 13th, 2021 at 1:08pm:
You drink tritium every day Bobby



The concern is about food or water that has
abnormally high readings of radioactivity.



Thanks Captain Obvious.



You stated the bleeding obvious.  Roll Eyes

forgiven

namaste



Given your previous knowledge on science, I wasn't sure you knew it.



I'm a scientist - you fool.

Tell me - how would you measure the KeV or MeV of a
particular isotope in a sample in order to identify it?
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Reply #13 - Apr 13th, 2021 at 6:37pm
 
Bobby. wrote on Apr 13th, 2021 at 12:28pm:
https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2021/04/6789babe1165-breaking-news-fukushima-...

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The treated water containing radioactive tritium, a byproduct of nuclear reactors, is said to pose little risk to human health because even if one drinks the water, so long as the tritium concentration is low, the amounts of tritium would not accumulate in the body and would soon be excreted.



Let the person who wrote the article above
drink the water.


Who drinks salt water Bobby....Eating the fish which could accumulate tritium could be a concern though???

Huh Huh Huh
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Reply #14 - Apr 13th, 2021 at 6:47pm
 
philperth2010 wrote on Apr 13th, 2021 at 6:37pm:
Bobby. wrote on Apr 13th, 2021 at 12:28pm:
https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2021/04/6789babe1165-breaking-news-fukushima-...

Quote:
The treated water containing radioactive tritium, a byproduct of nuclear reactors, is said to pose little risk to human health because even if one drinks the water, so long as the tritium concentration is low, the amounts of tritium would not accumulate in the body and would soon be excreted.



Let the person who wrote the article above
drink the water.


Who drinks salt water Bobby....Eating the fish which could accumulate tritium could be a concern though???

Huh Huh Huh



I'm not sure if the water is salt water.

As for Tritium in fish?

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-04-13/fukushima-japan-dump-contaminated-radioac...
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