Fukushima nuclear plant starts releasing treated wastewater into sea
www.euronews.com
The water release starts more than 12 years after the March 2011 nuclear meltdowns, caused by a massive earthquake and tsunami.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/1892661

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  • USSMojave@startrek.website
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    10 months ago

    The amount of radiation in this wastewater, per liter, is equivalent to 100 bananas, or 378.5 bananas per gallon

  • zephyreks@programming.dev
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    10 months ago

    The primary concern is not about tritium (which doesn't bioaccumulate) but about the other trace radioactive elements (which do bioaccumulate and are present in much greater quantities in the wastewater than they are in normal ocean water).

    https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abc1507