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Keeping the three core meltdowns cool has been an ongoing challenge that has yet to be met. As fresh water is pumped over the cores, it is then stored on site in massive tanks. The Tokyo Electric Power company (TEPCO), the operator of the plant, then has to figure out what to do with that water.
Recently, TEPCO announced that it would dump 770,000 tons of radioactive tritium water into the Pacific Ocean.
Takashi Kawamura, TEPCO's chairman, when asked about the decision to introduce this vast amount of radioactive water into the ocean, initially responded, "The decision has already been made."
While he quickly softened the statement, he has not stated that the action will not occur.
Hydrogen is the most abundant element in living cells.
"Once toxic tritium makes it into the environment, it will bind anywhere hydrogen binds," Savabieasfahani said. "Imagine a toxic particle that can freely travel through our cells and bind to every molecule of life in our bodies and cause damage. Tritium is a carcinogen, a teratogen and a mutagen all rolled into one."
According to Savabieasfahani, there is no safe threshold level for tritium, as it can harm living organisms no matter how low its concentrations.
"Tritium can cause tumors, cancer, genetic defects, developmental abnormalities and adverse reproductive effects," she explained. "Tritiated water is associated with significantly decreased weight of brain and genital tract organs in mice and can cause irreversible loss of female germ cells -- eggs -- in both mice and monkeys even at low concentrations. This we know."
Even at very low concentrations, tritium causes cell death, mutations and chromosome breaks. Per dose, it is twice as damaging to our genetic makeup as x-rays and gamma rays
originally posted by: Lucidparadox
originally posted by: RazorV66
originally posted by: Lucidparadox
Trump needs to stop being a baffoon, and quickly re-direct focus and do something good for a change and stop this from happening..
Thanks for confirming that you are just a Leftist troll.
Maybe Hillary could offer one of her used Depends, that should filter out the radiation.
I really want to serve you up a comeback but that was actually really funny, although I disagree with the political lean of your post, you get a start for good humor!
Yes my post may have had a little Trump hate, but I was being serious.
The U.S. needs to do something about this because it can affect us.
I do fear however that Trump wouldnt do anything though because he has shown not to care about the environment.
originally posted by: Ksihkehe
originally posted by: Lucidparadox
originally posted by: RazorV66
originally posted by: Lucidparadox
Trump needs to stop being a baffoon, and quickly re-direct focus and do something good for a change and stop this from happening..
Thanks for confirming that you are just a Leftist troll.
Maybe Hillary could offer one of her used Depends, that should filter out the radiation.
I really want to serve you up a comeback but that was actually really funny, although I disagree with the political lean of your post, you get a start for good humor!
Yes my post may have had a little Trump hate, but I was being serious.
The U.S. needs to do something about this because it can affect us.
I do fear however that Trump wouldnt do anything though because he has shown not to care about the environment.
What exactly would you like him to do?
'Hey Prime Minister Abe you know our history, and you're going to laugh, but America really has an issue with the radiation problem you're causing us.'
originally posted by: markosity1973
Hmmm, so Tritium causes females to become sterile in essence.
Anyone seeing a possible depopulation agenda going on here?
originally posted by: muzzleflash
Goodbye Earth.
The U.S. needs to do something about this because it can affect us.
originally posted by: Lucidparadox
Whoah! Tat is a MAJOR problem.
Cant the US do something?
The UN, NATO? Someone?
Trump needs to stop being a baffoon, and quickly re-direct focus and do something good for a change and stop this from happening..
Since our country obtains so much food from the Pacific this could be a horrific game changer!
They should find a way to filter the tritium out... would high powered magnets work?
originally posted by: 727Sky
Fukushima is something that just keeps on giving and will continue to give for generations. The whole mess started with the idea to put a nuclear plant with fuel rods stored on top of the plant in that location.
Nuclear is great (discounting the waste stored and still not disposed of) until something goes wrong like a china syndrome meltdown.
I wonder what government agency would tell the population the Pacific sea food is unfit for human consumption....if it came to that premise ??????????? ...