DoomsdaysCW<p>August 2023:</p><p>Explainer | Why do many scientists oppose <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fukushima" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fukushima</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/radioactive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>radioactive</span></a> waste discharge?</p><p>The release of treated waste water from the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearPlant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NuclearPlant</span></a> has begun, despite concerns from major scientific organisations </p><p>IAEA is monitoring the operation but many experts are questioning the amount of data being collected</p><p>by Victoria Bela<br>Published: 2:05pm, 30 Aug 2023</p><p>"Japan’s decision to start releasing around 30 years’ worth of treated radioactive waste into the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PacificOcean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PacificOcean</span></a> on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/August24" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>August24</span></a> has drawn criticism from some countries, including China, as well as some of the world’s leading scientific organisations. </p><p>"The plan to deal with the 1.3 million tonnes of contaminated water accumulated since the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FukushimaDaiichi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FukushimaDaiichi</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearPowerPlant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NuclearPowerPlant</span></a> meltdown in 2011 includes removing most of the radioactive chemicals before it is discharged into the ocean.</p><p>[...]</p><p>"However, the ALPS has been shown to be unsuccessful in filtering out the other 62 radioactive chemicals present in the waste water, according to data from the Japanese ministry for economy, trade and industry (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/METI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>METI</span></a>).</p><p>"According to METI, around 70 per cent of ALPS-treated water still contained <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/radioactive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>radioactive</span></a> substances other than <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/tritium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tritium</span></a> by the end of 2020, and needed to be <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/repurified" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>repurified</span></a>.</p><p>"The US-based National Association of Marine Laboratories (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NAML" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NAML</span></a>), which represents more than 100 labs, released a position paper in December 2022 [link in comments] that firmly opposed Japan’s plan over 'a lack of adequate and accurate scientific data' about its safety.</p><p>"NAML members include some of the world’s most influential marine research institutes, including the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ScrippsInstitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScrippsInstitution</span></a> of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Oceanography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oceanography</span></a> at the University of California, San Diego." </p><p><a href="https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3232797/why-do-so-many-scientists-oppose-fukushima-radioactive-waste-discharge" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">scmp.com/news/china/science/ar</span><span class="invisible">ticle/3232797/why-do-so-many-scientists-oppose-fukushima-radioactive-waste-discharge</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OceansAreLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OceansAreLife</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IAEAHides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IAEAHides</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TEPCOLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TEPCOLies</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FukushimaIsntOver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FukushimaIsntOver</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoDumping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoDumping</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearPowerPlants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NuclearPowerPlants</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RadioactiveWater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RadioactiveWater</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RethinkNotRestart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RethinkNotRestart</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PacificOcean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PacificOcean</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DataFalsification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataFalsification</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ALPSSystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ALPSSystem</span></a></p>