Is Fukushima Wastewater Release Safe? What the Science Says
Posted: 26th June 2023
Radiation in water from Fukushima will be diluted to almost background levels, but some researchers are not sure this will be sufficient to mitigate the risks
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By Bianca Nogrady, Nature magazine on June 23, 2023
A general view shows storage tanks for contaminated water at the Tokyo Electric Power Company’s (TEPCO) Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, in Okuma of Fukushima prefecture in January 20, 2023. Credit: Philip FongAFP via Getty Images
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-fukushima-wastewater-release-safe-what-the-science-say…Despite concerns from several nations and international groups, Japan is pressing ahead with plans to release water contaminated by the 2011 meltdown of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean. Starting sometime this year and continuing for the next 30 years, Japan will slowly release treated water stored in tanks at the site into the ocean through a pipeline extending one kilometre from the coast. But just how safe is the water to the marine environment and humans across the Pacific region?