Japan’s authorities and businesses have mobilised to promote the consumption of locally caught seafood to overcome reluctance since treated wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear power plant was released into the Pacific Ocean.
Source: Japan tackles seafood distaste, after Fukushima release – Michael West
The radiation measurement was 530 sieverts, or 53,000 rems (Roentgen Equivalent for Man). The dose at which half an exposed population would die is 250 to 500 rems, so this is a massive measurement. It is quite likely had the robot been able to penetrate deeper into the inner cavern containing the molten corium, the measurement would have been much greater.
These facts illustrate why it will be almost impossible to “decommission” units 1, 2 and 3 as no human could ever be exposed to such extreme radiation. This fact means that Fukushima Daichi will remain a diabolical blot upon Japan and the world for the rest of time, sitting as it does on active earthquake zones.
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An enormous amount of radioactive waste is to be dumped into the Pacific ocean, despite existing pollution fears. 300 tonnes of radioactive waste are already leaked into the ocean on a daily basis, and this huge new dump is not going to help matter. Japanese fishermen say the oceans have been ruined with the amount […]
Source: Fukushima Plant Set to Release 770,000 tons of Highly Radioactive Water Material into Ocean
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