There were protests in a number of Asian countries, as well as in Tokyo, following the controlled release of treated radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant.
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#Fukushima #Japan #Nuclearwastewater
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IT'S ALREADY TESTED AND SAFE FOR RELEASING IN WATER
In order to urge the Japanese government to stop the discharge of nuclear wastewater into the ocean, as ordinary people no longer buy Japanese seafood and related products, it is the most powerful and simple counterattack.
진짜 쪽팔린다. 일본 스파이 매국노 독재정권이 진짜.
By doing so, Japan's own people are the first to be harmed. How will the fishermen in Fukushima sustain their livelihoods in the future? Their own citizens will bear the initial brunt of this situation. Following them are the neighboring countries. Those politicians keep emphasizing that this is treated wastewater and all the radioactive substances are within acceptable limits. If that's the case, there's no need to release it into the ocean. If there is contamination, it's even more unacceptable to discharge it into the sea. Because the Pacific region involves numerous countries, including the United States. You can't just say that you've consumed something unpleasant and then drag everyone into consuming it as well.
For all the cost of purifying this water to the level of being so harmless, then Japan should pipe this water into the domestic water supply. With 125 million people, each only needs to drink one liter each day for a week – all the Fukushima water will be taken care of.
As a Korean, I am more concerned about the sinking of a Chinese nuclear submarine in the Taiwan Strait a few days ago. Nuclear submarine fuel rods have a half-life of thousands of years, which is much more dangerous than leaking directly into the ocean. On the other hand, what is being released from Fukushima is purified water that is contaminated with tritium. Tritium radioactivity exists in nature in the same way that sunlight is radioactive.
funny, china is also dumping their radioactive water and its not at all treated. chinese radioactive water has a massive effect compared to Japan's treated water
There's no other planet like 🌎. We must stop Japan selfishness to polute and destroy the world largest ocean.
It kills me that so many people are such suckers as to believe the story that the release is relatively harmless because all that is supposed to be in it is tritium – which after 12 years will be only half as radioactive…half life is important, but the dna damage and mutations that will be caused while it's still hot are going to be with us much much longer – possibly forever.
The waters are supposed to be treated to remove #radioactive waste other than #tritium in low levels; which is already in Sea & ocean water. Should be selling the tritium water to #Fusion companies who get tritium from seawater. Tbh
Godzilla is coming 😂
Don’t worry the water won’t come to our west coast until 3 yrs later , it only impacts the Asians countries 😂
NBC should step up and act like journalists, by delivering facts and statistics.
The facts are clear – the Tritium levels are literally drinkable.
Also, China releases 6.5 times more radioactive waste, every year.
The public needs to hear this.
Don't eat any 3 eyed fish 🐠
Humanity will be responsible for our own extinction.
Climate change. It's a thing.
Why is the US oblivious?
Do you think the contaminated water won't flow to the US?