Controversially, the wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant that melted down in 2011 is due to be released into the ocean starting Thursday.
A South Korean protester holds sign reading"Why are you throwing it in the sea?" during a rally against the Japanese government's plan to release Fukushima wastewater, near the Japanese embassy in Seoul on August 22, 2023. There has been an international outcry about the decision.The plant has accumulated around 1.
"At first, this sounds like a terrible idea, but in fact, it is sensible and safe. Similar releases have occurred around the world for decades, and nothing bad has ever happened," Nigel Marks, an associate professor in physics and astronomy at Curtin University in Australia, said in a statement. "In South Korea and Pacific Rim nations, a disinformation campaign has whipped the public into a frenzy about the release. In truth, almost everything is radioactive, including the Pacific Ocean, where tritium accounts for a modest 0.04 percent of total radioactivity. Increasing this tiny amount by a tiny amount is hardly end-of-the-world stuff. It is time for informed scientists to stand up and be counted, and face down the doomsayers.
Storage tanks for contaminated water at the Tokyo Electric Power Company Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Okuma, Fukushima prefecture. Scientists say Japan's plan is safe.This method of disposal has been used multiple times before, Smith explains.
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