As titled, this came up while I was discussing with my family and I cannot come up with a reason as to why they “have” to dump it in the ocean, as opposed to keeping said contaminated water in tanks underground until decade’s or centuries later when the contamination is negligible, with a big sign on top saying “DO NOT TOUCH UNTIL -“. Dumping it in the ocean risks contamination as well as directly impacting their exports and relationships with nearby countries, as well as possible irreversible effects on the ocean eco-system.
So why? What am I missing?
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It likely a combination of the seismic instability in Japan and running of our space. If you believe the reports from Japan, they have filtered most of the radioactive particles except tritium. Tritium impact on humans is typically not fatal but I have no idea on the impact to seafood.
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