“Let It Go”
Japan's Fukushima Ice Wall is Unnecessary and Fuels Irrational Fears
It’s
time for the Tokyo Electric Power Company to take a cue from the movie
Frozen and “let it go” – building an ice wall around the Fukushima
Daiichi nuclear plant to prevent groundwater from seeping in and getting
contaminated does not address public safety concerns and will continue
to arouse radiation fears in the Japanese public if the project faces
difficulties (which it has). An even more pragmatic solution exists:
rather than attempt to capture and store all of the waste water in
tanks, let the treated water go back into the ocean, where dilution and
mixing would mitigate any harmful effects from radiation. An ice wall
may only serve to confirm the nuclear village myth, where the appearance
of action supersedes transparency about the nature of the perceived
risks.
July 28, 2014 |
James Concahttp://thebreakthrough.org/index.php/programs/energy-and-climate/let-it-go
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