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?
In: Earth Science
Short answer, the Japanese government hasn’t given a good answer. The water is stored in 1, 000 giant tanks, but they’re about to start dumping them slowly into the ocean. Here’s an interesting Forbes article on the subject. https://www.forbes.com/sites/nishandegnarain/2020/10/18/japan-to-release-radioactive-fukishima-water-into-ocean/#101dc1743297
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