There are 1,000 tanks on site for wastewater storage but they will reach their capacity in early 2024.
IS THE TREATED WATER SAFE?
“The biological half-life of a chemical in a living organism is the time it takes for half of that chemical to be depleted or eliminated from the body,” it added. Prof Smith said: “Claims have been made about significant risks to the Pacific Ocean ecosystem from the planned Fukushima release. But these are not founded in scientific evidence. Tritiated water can damage DNA if ingested, but it is very weakly radiotoxic and does not biomagnify in the food chain so risks are extremely low.”
“This will ensure the relevant international safety standards continue to be applied throughout the decades-long process laid out by the government of Japan and TEPCO,” said Grossi.
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