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submitted 10 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world

No detectable amount of tritium has been found in fish samples taken from waters near the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, where the discharge of treated radioactive water into the sea began a month ago, the government said Monday.

Tritium was not detected in the latest sample of two olive flounders caught Sunday, the Fisheries Agency said on its website. The agency has provided almost daily updates since the start of the water release, in a bid to dispel harmful rumors both domestically and internationally about its environmental impact.

The results of the first collected samples were published Aug. 9, before the discharge of treated water from the complex commenced on Aug. 24. The water had been used to cool melted nuclear fuel at the plant but has undergone a treatment process that removes most radionuclides except tritium.

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[-] Piers@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Two questions: If it's only tritrium why does anyone really care? Why couldn't they just sell it rather than dump it?

I thi k I just realised those questions both have the same answer...

[-] stevedidWHAT@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Welcome back to Fact or Cap

[-] Hyggyldy@sffa.community 3 points 10 months ago

Dangit, now how am I gonna get my piscine superpowers/fish shaped tumors?

[-] Pfnic@feddit.ch 1 points 10 months ago

Lol, I read that as swimming pool

[-] ours@lemmy.film 0 points 10 months ago

Found the fellow Romand (French-speaking Swiss for the rest of the World).

[-] Pfnic@feddit.ch 1 points 10 months ago

Well I'm sorry to say that I'm a Schpuntz but at least I know what a "piscine" is :D

[-] ours@lemmy.film 2 points 10 months ago

Nobody's perfect ^/s^

[-] nothacking@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

A banana naturally has has around 15 Bq of potassium 40. Assuming a volume of 100 mL, mashed bananas have around 400 Bq/L.

Currently, the treated water has around 250 Bq/L, around a fifth of mashed bananas. In other words, a banana smoothie could easily be more radioactive then the water as it was released.

The banana's potassium 40 has a half life of more then a billion years, so it's not going anywhere, unlike the tritium who's amount will half every 11 years. Also, potassium is concentrated by many plants and animals, while tritium is not.

[-] Kahlenar@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago
[-] toolCHAINZ@infosec.pub 1 points 10 months ago

The power of the sun..... in the palm of my hand

[-] FrostbyteIX@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago

I for one would like to try this "nuclear fish"......preferably crumbed, deep fried and doused in lemon juice. With a serve of fries.

[-] CrimeDad@lemmy.crimedad.work -2 points 10 months ago

That's right.

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