The plan's opponents range from scientists who question the reasoning behind the government's actions to local fishermen who fear renewed damage to their industry's reputation.
But the issue nevertheless remains controversial, with the water's release facing intense opposition both at home and on the world stage.
The release of coolant water is routine for nuclear plants all over the world. But because water at Fukushima was poured directly onto the melting reactors, instead of being circulated around them, it became loaded with a much higher-than-usual concentration of radioactive compounds, called radionuclides.More than 1.
The one compound that cannot be filtered is tritium, a hydrogen isotope that is extremely difficult to separate from water.
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