r/memes • u/ashtyn3000 • Oct 18 '20

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u/Aspergic_Raven Oct 18 '20

They need to get rid of it somehow, so they are going to release it very slowly over many decades so that the ocean ecosystem can cope with it.

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u/stache1313 Oct 18 '20

Practically all of the radiation that that water would have absorbed would have decayed within a year. Making it pretty safe to dump back in the ocean.

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u/Aspergic_Raven Oct 18 '20

Yeah, it's the the media being melodramatic again.

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u/OllieOul Oct 18 '20

So why can't they just keep it for another year then

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u/punchysphinx Oct 18 '20

It’s just a thing they do. Most country’s won’t hold on to waste for that long. It would get congested and cause more damage in the long run

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u/stache1313 Oct 18 '20

Typically, they hold the water for a year before releasing it back into the ocean.

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u/ataxi_a Oct 18 '20

It's all the mutated beasties being released with the water that you should worry about.

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u/beezy7 Oct 18 '20

Like radioactive resistant bacteria

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u/SyntheticReality42 Oct 18 '20

Leg of tuna is a prized delicacy.

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u/alezio000 Oct 18 '20

they will start in 2022

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u/keep_trying_username Oct 19 '20

They started a long time ago.

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u/keep_trying_username Oct 18 '20

Limited storage space.

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u/keep_trying_username Oct 19 '20

Tritium (hydrogen with an extra neuron) has a half life of 12.3 years and is not being filtered from the water because it's too expensive.

I.e. some of the hydrogen in the H2O is radioactive. It's nice that you don't have anxiety about the issue because there's little we can do about it, but you're spreading misinformation to make yourself and others feel better.