Why South Koreans are rushing to stockpile salt
Japan is set to release more than 1 million metric tons of water into the Pacific that was used to cool damaged reactors at the power plant north of Tokyo, after it was hit by an earthquake and tsunami in 2011.
Tokyo has repeatedly assured that the water is safe and has been filtered to remove most isotopes though it does contain traces of tritium, an isotope of hydrogen hard to separate from water.
Although Japan has not set a date for the release, the announcement has made fishermen and shoppers across the region apprehensive.
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The water has less radiation than background level…
I get the prepping angle, but do these people know Japan’s plan? This release is going to be continuous for 30 to 40 years. Kinda hard to get that sort of salt supply stocked up.
1 million metric tons of water comes out to like 17 US gallons a minute for 30 years if I’ve done the math right. That’s a hell of a dilution into the ocean. IAEA says the tritium levels are negligible. China is throwing a fit but Japan says the tritium levels will be below what comes out of other nuclear plants, including China’s. I can’t find a response where China has substantive criticism.
Gojira! He comes!
