• sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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      1 year ago

      If you read the article, you’d see that other nuclear reactors, including one based in China, release much more tritium into the ocean than Fukushima. So it’s a bit unfair to call out Japan here specifically.

      That said, it absolutely is polluting and we should absolutely find better ways to handling this waste.

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        1 year ago

        Tritium half life is 12 years and doesn’t pose health risk in low concentration. Qualifying it of pollution is fear mongering.

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      1 year ago

      Eh it’s not that bad. A lot of shit is getting dumped into the ocean. I’d only worry if this became commonplace.