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- Japan’s government has repeatedly said the discharge of the treated water is safe and the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog has endorsed the move, saying Tokyo’s plans are consistent with international standards and will have a “negligible” impact on people and the environment.
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Japan has begun releasing treated radioactive water from its damaged Fukushima power plant into the Pacific Ocean - 12 years after a nuclear meltdown. That's despite China slapping a ban on...
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Before it is stored, the wastewater produced at Fukushima is treated to remove almost all of the radioactive elements. These include cobalt 60, strontium 90 and caesium 137. But tritium– a radioactive form of hydrogen – is left behind. When one of the hydrogen atoms in water is replaced by tritium, it forms radioactive tritiated water. Tritiated wa...
When tritium decays, it gives off a beta particle (a fast-moving electron that can damage DNA if ingested). But tritium's beta particle is not very energetic. A person would need to ingest a lot of it to be given a significant radiation dose. The World Health Organization's drinking water standardfor tritium is 10,000 Becquerels (Bq) per liter. Thi...
But the release of radioactive water must be done properly. Japanese studies estimate that the wastewater will be diluted from hundreds of thousands of Bq per liter of tritium in the storage tanks to 1,500 Bq per liter in discharge water. Diluting the wastewaterbefore it is released will reduce the radiation dose to people. The radiation dose to pe...
Aug 24, 2023 · Japan began pumping more than a million metric tons of treated radioactive water from the destroyed Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on Thursday, a process that will take decades to...
Jun 22, 2023 · 22 June 2023. Is Fukushima wastewater release safe? What the science says. Radiation in the water will be diluted to almost-background levels, but some researchers are not sure this will be...
Aug 24, 2023 · The water comes from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Although most scientists agree it does not pose an immediate environmental threat, some are worried about the long-term...
Aug 22, 2023 · Japan will start releasing treated radioactive water from the tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, despite opposition from its neighbours. The decision comes...
Jul 4, 2023 · Scientists Say Fukushima Water Is Safe, but Radiation Fears Persist - The New York Times. The International Atomic Energy Agency’s final report declared the treated water from the destroyed...
