Is Japan dumping nuclear waste water into the ocean?
The Japanese utility giant Tepco is planning to release more than 1 million cubic meters of treated radioactive water — enough to fill 500 Olympic-size swimming pools — from the wrecked Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean, part of its nearly $200 billion effort to clean up the worst atomic …
What is treated nuclear water?
Cooling the melted reactor The contaminated water has been treated to remove radioactive material and stored in more than 1,000 steel tanks on the site. The release of treated waste water is part of the standard operation of nuclear power stations.
Why is Japan releasing wastewater from nuclear power plants?
The wastewater is from the Fukushima plant, the site of a nuclear disaster almost a decade ago. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) backed the Japanese government’s plan to dispose of the water, saying the plan meets the global standard of practice in the nuclear industry, and releasing wastewater from nuclear power plants is commonplace.
Will Japan dump its wastewater in the ocean?
Pacific activists have been urging Japan to halt plans to dump the wastewater in the ocean until consultations and an independent review takes place. Photograph: Supplied Pacific activists have been urging Japan to halt plans to dump the wastewater in the ocean until consultations and an independent review takes place.
Why did Japan decide to release radioactive water into the ocean?
The Japanese government has decided to release treated radioactive water that has been accumulating at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean. This despite opposition from fishermen and consumers in neighboring countries such as China and South Korea.
What’s the best way to get rid of nuclear waste?
The options include discharging the water into the sea or evaporating it into the air. The IAEA said both options were used by operating nuclear plants. Conca also said in the Forbes article, “Putting this water into the ocean is, without doubt, the best way to get rid of it.