Man we really going hard for the end of the world, huh.
This guy will take that Tritium off your hands:
https://www.npr.org/2019/09/19/76220...shima-disaster
The three former executives responsible for the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant meltdown have been found not guilty.
Former Tokyo Electric Power Co. Chairman Tsunehisa Katsumata, 79, and former vice chairmen Sakae Muto, 69, and Ichiro Takekuro, 73, were found not guilty in Tokyo District Court.
Prosecutors alleged that the trio failed to act on recommendations for additional safety measures at Fukushima in case of a major tsunami.
Although a 2002 government report posited a tsunami similar in size to the 46-foot waves triggered by a magnitude 9 earthquake on March 11, 2011, the three former executives argued that the data were not reliable and that they could not have predicted such a catastrophic natural disaster.
Last year, prosecutors called for five-year prison sentences for each of the three defendants. "It was easy to safeguard the plant against tsunami, but they kept operating the plant heedlessly," the prosecutors said at the time, according to The Asahi Shimbun. "That led to the deaths of many people."
The giant waves that struck the coast in 2011 overwhelmed a seawall at the plant meant to protect backup generators needed to run cooling pumps in case of a loss of main power. After battery backups were depleted, the pumps stopped and the reactors overheated, causing a buildup of hydrogen, an explosion and subsequent meltdown of the reactor cores.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkbe...ioactive-water
The Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant will begin dumping wastewater into the ocean as it's running out of space to store it.
The released water will contain the radioactive material tritium, which the government has said poses little risk to human health when diluted. But fishermen have opposed the government’s plan, citing reputational damage that this discharge could cause on fishing products from Fukushima Prefecture.
“The disposal of advanced liquid processing system (ALPS) treated water is unavoidable and experts have recommended that the release into the sea is the most realistic method that can be implemented. Based on these inputs, I would like to decide the government’s policy,” Kishi quoted the prime minister as saying during a meeting, the Japan Times reported.
The processing system removes most of the accumulated water’s contaminants and will dilute tritium, a radioactive byproduct of the nuclear reactors, to well under the country’s limit of less than 60,000 becquerels per liter of water.
If I understood correctly they are releasing over a 30yr span after diluting and cleaning the water as best they can, not dumping it all at once.
Yep, most of the headlines reporting it are going for sensationalism.
https://apnews.com/article/japan-tsu...f61e5ee1f09dbc
Release delayed by two years.
Bumping this thread, as Japan had another big Earthquake at around 4 pm JST, on Jan.1st.
This time the quake is centered around Ishikawa Prefecture, along the west coast. The first quake recored 7.6, but there have been over 60 aftershocks, the past few hours. Ranging from 4.1-6.4 .
Lots of damage, but nobody knows if anyone has died yet. Nuclear Power plants, are all fine at the moment.
Major tsunami alerts have been sent by the government.
There have been reports of casualties now. Not a great start for the New Year in Japan.
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Local officials in Ishikawa prefecture have confirmed that at least 30 people have died. Most of the roads on the west side of Japan are blocked, lots broken cars and destroyed houses are hindering rescue teams. Most rail services, ferries and flights into the area have been suspended.
https://www.cnn.com/asia/live-news/j...5484e7e689e552