Tepco is planning on dumping all<\/em> of the radioactive water<\/a> stored at Fukushima into the ocean.<\/p>\n Others are pushing them to do this as well.<\/p>\n As EneNews reports<\/a>:<\/p>\n Juan Carlos Lentijo<\/a>, head of IAEA\u2019s mission to Fukushima Daiichi<\/em>, Dec. 4, 2013: \u201cControlled discharge is a regular practice in all the nuclear facilities in the world. And what we are trying to say here is to consider this as one of the options to contribute to a good balance of risks and to stabilize the facility for the long term.\u201d<\/p>\n Shunichi Tanaka<\/a>, chairman of Japan\u2019s Nuclear Regulation Authority<\/em>, Dec. 4, 2013: \u201cYou cannot keep storing the water forever. We have to make choice comparing all risks involved.\u201d<\/p>\n Xinhua<\/a>, Dec. 4, 2013: Lentijo said that TEPCO should weigh the possible damaging effects of discharging toxic water against the total risks involved in the overall decommissioning work process. […] Tanaka highlighted the fact that while highly radioactive water could be decontaminated in around seven years, the amount of water containing tritium will keep rising, topping 700,000 tons in two years. […] nuclear experts have repeatedly pointed out that [tritium] is still a significant radiation hazard when inhaled, ingested via food or water, or absorbed through the skin. […] fisherman, industries and fisheries bodies in the Fukushima area and beyond in Japan\u2019s northeast, have collectively baulked at the idea of releasing toxic water into the sea […] TEPCO will be duty-bound to submit assessments of the safety and environmental impact […]<\/p>\n NHK<\/a>, Dec. 4, 2013: IAEA team leader Juan Carlos Lentijo […] said it is necessary and indispensable to assess the impact the tritium discharge might have on human health and the environment, and to get government approval as well as consent from concerned people.<\/p>\n Japan Times<\/a>, Dec. 4, 2013: \u201cOf course . . . public acceptance for this purpose is necessary,\u201d said Lentijo, adding strict monitoring of the impact of the discharge would also be essential.<\/p>\n AFP<\/a>, Dec. 4, 2013: [L]ocal fishermen, neighbouring countries and environmental groups all oppose the idea.<\/p>\n See also: Gundersen: They want to dump all Fukushima\u2019s radioactive water in Pacific \u2013 Tepco: It will be diluted, then released \u2013 Professor suggests pumping it out in deep ocean (VIDEOS)<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n In the real world, there is no safe level of radiation<\/a>.<\/p>\n And there are alternatives.<\/p>\n Dr. Arjun Makhijani \u2014 a recognized expert on nuclear power, who has testified before Congress, served as an expert witness in Nuclear Regulatory Commission proceedings, and been interviewed by many of the largest news organizations \u2014 told<\/a> PBS in March:<\/p>\n We actually sent a proposal to Japan two years ago, some colleagues of mine and I, saying you should park a supertanker or a large tanker offshore, and put the water in it, and send it off someplace else so that the water treatment and the water management is not such a huge, constant issue. But [the Japanese declined].<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Unfortunately, Japan has devolved into a crony<\/a> capitalist tyranny<\/a>. Tepco \u2014 with no financial incentive<\/a> to actually fix things \u2014 has been insanely irresponsible<\/a> and has only been pretending<\/a><\/em> to contain Fukushima. And see this<\/a>.<\/p>\n So instead of doing something to contain<\/em> the radiation, they\u2019re going to dump<\/em> it.<\/p>\n Postscript: In related news, the Japanese government has embarked on a massive program of burning<\/strong> radioactive waste<\/a> throughout Japan \u2026 instead of encapsulating it in glass or otherwise containing it.<\/em><\/p>\n With permission<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Yup … They’re Going to Dump It Tepco is planning on dumping all of the radioactive water stored at Fukushima into the ocean. Others are pushing them to do this as well. 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