Ministry Says It Is Safe To Release Radioactive Water Into Ocean :: The Independent Global Nuclear News Agency: Japan’s industry ministry said it will be safe to release water contaminated by the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear accident into the ocean, stressing that on an annual basis the amount of radiation measured near the release point would be very small compared to levels to which humans are naturally exposed.
Discharging the water into the Pacific Ocean over the course of a year would amount to between just one-1,600th and one-40,000th of the radiation to which humans are naturally exposed, the Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry, or METI, told a government subcommittee on the issue.
Water used to cool the melted-down cores and groundwater from close to the damaged facility contain some radioactive materials. It is being collected and stored in tanks on the plant grounds, but space is running out and the government is exploring ways to deal with the waste water — which already totals more than 1 million tonnes with the volume increasing by more than 100 tonnes every day.
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