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Hundreds of people march in Seoul to protest against plans to release nuclear wastewater into the ocean.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Correct me if I'm wrong please. I seem to recall reading that this waste water is below background radiation levels in the Pacific Ocean?

Am I missing some info here, or is the "nuclear scary" folks just being vocal?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

That is correct.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I thought that as well. I have nothing against nuclear energy and thought the whole thing was just being blown out of proportion. Then I looked into it again and learned that it's not just trace amounts of tritium, but likely a bunch of other much more long-lived isotopes. TEPCO and Japanese regulators aren't processing the water appropriately, and they aren't testing for many common radioisotopes. This is genuinely concerning.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

if that was the case, why would the Korean government and iaea be saying its fine as the article says?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I'm not quite sure. The whole situation is really strange.