Micronesia denounces Japan's plan to release Fukushima water into Pacific

Japan has enough land to drill on the ground and bury the water there.It is very easy and no one will complain.Why insist on dumping it into the pacific?

Or since they claim it is safe after filtering the isotopes,they can build swimming pools around Japan with the water.What's the problem?

Naturally occurring tritium concentration in the oceans is approximately 1,000 times the concentration to be released.

Science is more important than feelings.

TEPCO has a LONG history of lies and corruption. The water does not only contain Tritium, but also much more dangerous isotopes of Strontium and Cesium. Concern for the vast Pacific to dilute it to nothing is irrational.

Japan has enough land to drill on the ground and bury the water there.It is very easy and no one will complain.Why insist on dumping it into the pacific?

It's probably hard for them because they are not as smart as you

How would you recommend doing it?

@Puke

I tell you what. Why don't you drink that water if you think it's safe?

Do YOU drink sea water? Even from the oceans around your own country?

Are ALL water released into the ocean from other countries readily drinkable?

Heck, even tap from many countries is not safe to drink.

Yes there is residual tritium, which compared to the vast amount of water in the pacific will not be detectable

Sure, but they said the mercury released by Chisso in Minamata was safe too. Trouble is, once it was consumed by bacteria, it became methylmercury and we know what the consequences of that were.

Whats tritium (a hydrogen isotope) going to become once its part of the food chain?

Taken from the Journal of Radiation Research, Volume 62, Issue 4, July 2021, Pages 557–563

"There are currently no data on cancer risk of tritium for humans."

If Japan dumps it into the water, all exports from Japan of seafood and other marine products should be banned by all nations.

Should that ban apply to other countries that release tritiated water into the sea?

Go take samples of the waste water of an average production company in china and get back to me, then we’ll talk….(that dumps right into their rivers).

Another knee jerk reaction to anything with the word nuclear in it, lacking rationality or scientific basis.

Yes there is residual tritium, which compared to the vast amount of water in the pacific will not be detectable, and wholly ignoring two salient (though inconvenient to his diatribe) fact, sea water is already radioactive, and the half life of tritium is only about 12 years.

While it would be better if the tritium could be removed, if properly dispersed it becomes meaningless.

The water has been mostly decontaminated, and it's gotta go somewhere, either in a controlled way or accidentally. And the ocean streams bring it north-east towards Alaska, not to Micronesia. This seems like a ply for foreign aid.

Oh boy if everyone took the time to understand what chemicals the countries surrounding Japan dump in the ocean daily that have far more serious impacts on the health of the ocean. The horror ~ the horror.

drill and dump in a hole?

Seriously? That would impact potable ground water which is a resource for people which ( duh ) consume it.

We don’t drink ocean water.

For those opposed to dumping it ~ do the research and then do the math.

Yeah it’s sucks but this is just politics of Micronesia calling for attention. Which alas it will not matter once they are under the water from climate change. That sucks too!

All countries with coasts around the enormous Pacific Ocean and the Hawaiian and, all islands in the Pacific should be protesting to stop this proposed brainless action by Japan. In fact the whole world could be and should be protesting.

Yes all countries should strongly demand that Japan do the same with it's nuclear wastewater as the other countries do with theirs.

What happened to the supposed filtering technogy developed in Japan that was in the news before.

It's supposed to be able to separate tritiated water from ordinary water

*tap water

Taiwan is very friendly with Japan but even they are concerned, not just Communist China so you know they are very much against the idea. Tells you a lot.

@Samit Basu,

The only acceptable way of handling Fukushima radioactive water is evaporation.

And allow the the tritium to float in the air?

Your link is from a few years ago. It also says, "The government official says the Fukushima water will be "repurified" to meet regulatory standards for these nuclides".

My understanding is that the "repurification" has been done, at least for the water that is to be released. Do you know anything different?

"...apart from tritium, which is hard to remove."

Perhaps they should have all concerned nations conduct separate tests and see if results match up for the decontaminated waters.

OSAKA -- A team of researchers from Kindai University and private companies in western Japan has developed a new filter enabling the removal of water containing radioactive tritium.

It's called a suspension

The tritiated water?

Discussions sounds mostly ludicrous because most seems tohave no idea what tritium is

Also all countries dump nuclearwater into the oceans including south Korea China and Taiwan

England dumps a higher concentration of tritium contaminated water every single year from reactors.

Science is based on evidence and not the ramblings of the scientifically illiterate.

There must be a variety of lakes in Japan that can be used for the disposal of this water.

If the water is so safe as the government regs. claim, Why not drill injection wells and keep it in Japan?

Answer: It's not, that's why they want to dump it in the Pacific and let the currents take it away.

"We cannot close our eyes to the unimaginable threats of nuclear contamination, marine pollution, and eventual destruction of the Blue Pacific Continent," he said. "The impacts of this decision are both transboundary and intergenerational in nature. As Micronesia’s head of state, I cannot allow the destruction of our ocean resources that support the livelihood of our people."

He should have made clear the harm tritium has already caused to people and the environment

Thank you Micronesia for having the guts to raise this hugely impactful issue.

Unfortunately Japan Inc. will likely suck air through their teeth, place their concerns into the "too hard" basket and continue dumping nuclear waste into the ocean anyway.

Should that ban apply to other countries that release tritiated water into the sea?

Japan only obviously.

It's only bad if it's Japan

Not only should Micronesia be worrying, denouncing and protesting the unknown danger of releasing Fukushima's poisoned nuclear waters into the Pacific.

All countries with coasts around the enormous Pacific Ocean and the Hawaiian and, all islands in the Pacific should be protesting to stop this proposed brainless action by Japan. In fact the whole world could be and should be protesting. All fish and creatures in the Pacific could be and, would be affected. And who known what might happen to people who eat Fukushima-poisoned fish? Hospitals in countries all around the enormous Pacific Ocean and all islands in the Pacific Ocean would be overwhelmed by countless cancer patients. And the New Fukushima Cancer could be incurable.

Anyway a solution could be Japan making arrangements with South Korea China and Taiwan. Japan sends the nuclear wastewater to them and then south Korea China and Taiwan will release the nuclear wastewater into the sea.

I didn't know there is a country called "Micronesia". Its actually the "Federal States of Micronesia", and covers only part of the region called Micronesia.

Like many in Japan, I've been to Guam and Saipan, which are in Micronesia the region. There are many "Micronesia" named businesses and parks there, but those two islands are not in Micronesia the country. It's all a bit confusing. Guam has three US bases.

Liability laws in the US,are open for incident like this

If it's safe, just dump it in our own land.

You're ok with that?

It's settled then land or ground it is.

Do you know where it will go if you dump it on the ground?

You're unable to think that far ahead?

Approved by the regulators ?

Stinks of corruption!

Gambare Nippon:

One has to remember who the vey close friend of the Micronesians are.

Communist China.

I tell you what. Why don't you drink that water if you think it's safe?

It's not just the Chinese or Micronesians who don't want to see this 'safe' water being released throughout the global oceans.

@Peter Neil

Naturally occurring tritium concentration in the oceans is approximately 1,000 times the concentration to be released.

There are a lot more stuff in the ALPS treated Fukushima treated water than tritium, namely Plutonium, Strontium, etc. admitted by TEPCO themselves.

The only acceptable way of handling Fukushima radioactive water is evaporation.

https://www.science.org/content/article/japan-plans-release-fukushima-s-contaminated-water-ocean

But in addition to tritium, more dangerous isotopes with longer radioactive lifetimes, such as ruthenium, cobalt, strontium, and plutonium, sometimes slip through the ALPS process, something TEPCO only acknowledged in 2018. The company now says these additional nuclides are present in 71% of the tanks. "These radioactive isotopes behave differently than tritium in the ocean and are more readily incorporated into marine biota or seafloor sediments," says Ken Buesseler, a marine chemist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.

Wow even Japan's BFF, Taiwan, voiced concern. That really is saying something and Japan should reconsider how to handle the waste water.

If it's safe, just dump it in our own land.

No? Then it's not safe.

"Japan's Foreign Ministry said at that time that regulators deemed it safe to release the water"

Oh, well then it simply must be so! Same as it was safe to build the NPP on top of a fault line to begin with, and same as nuclear power is cheap, safe, and convenient. Only 40 more years until they can decommission the plant... maybe... and it's only cost how many trillions so far?

If Japan dumps it into the water, all exports from Japan of seafood and other marine products should be banned by all nations.

If Biden say no,it a no go

TEPCO has a LONG history of lies and corruption. The water does not only contain Tritium, but also much more dangerous isotopes of Strontium and Cesium. Concern for the proposition of the vast Pacific to "dilute it to nothing" is not irrational.

Kuruki,they found radiation linked to Tepco in California

Japan should apologize for polluting the Pacific Ocean!

Fightoo,so what,this will flow directly in Tokyo bay

At sometime in the far future this mess will come back and HUNT our grandchildren and many future generations to come, let us not kid ourselves this is a disaster in the making anyway you look at it.

One has to remember who the vey close friend of the Micronesians are.

Communist China.

I guess ccp's blood money speaks.