Fukushima nuclear disaster: Activists march against Tokyo's waste plan (www.bbc.com)

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Hundreds of people march in Seoul to protest against plans to release nuclear wastewater into the ocean.

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[-] Kata1yst@kbin.social 12 points 1 year ago

Correct me if I'm wrong please. I seem to recall reading that this waste water is below background radiation levels in the Pacific Ocean?

Am I missing some info here, or is the "nuclear scary" folks just being vocal?

[-] Zippy@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

That is correct.

[-] knfrmity@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 year ago

I thought that as well. I have nothing against nuclear energy and thought the whole thing was just being blown out of proportion. Then I looked into it again and learned that it's not just trace amounts of tritium, but likely a bunch of other much more long-lived isotopes. TEPCO and Japanese regulators aren't processing the water appropriately, and they aren't testing for many common radioisotopes. This is genuinely concerning.