Tanks of water at Fukushima that have been scrubbed of all radioactive materials except mildly … [+] radioactive tritium, and which can be slowly released to the ocean with no environmental harm. Getty Images Japan will soon begin releasing 250 million gallons of Fukushima nuclear plant water into the Pacific Ocean. And that’s exactly what they should do. The Japanese government has decided to release treated radioactive water that has been accumulating at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean. This despite opposition from fishermen and consumers in neighboring countries such as China and South Korea. Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) is expected to start discharging the mildly-radioactive water in 2023, a major development following over seven years of discussions on how to discharge the water used to cool down melted fuel at the Fukushima Daiichi plant. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said his government made the final decision after meeting with Hiroshi Kishi, head of the national federation of fisheries cooperatives, who continues his organization’s unwavering opposition to the plan. The government has said it cannot continue postponing a decision on the disposal issue, given that the storage capacity of water tanks at the Fukushima complex is expected to run out as early as next year. Suga said releasing the water is the most realistic option. Japan’s Ministry for Economy, Trade and Industry just released a basic policy for disposing of the stored treated water. The water has been treated using an advanced liquid processing system to remove all contaminants below… Click below to read the full story from Forbes
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