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DoomsdaysCW<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Japan</a>'s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fukushima" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fukushima</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/nuclear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nuclear</a> wastewater 'pose major <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#environmental</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HumanRights</a> risks' - UN experts20 May 2025"The United Nations (UN) human rights experts have written to the Japanese government to express their concerns about the release of more than one million metric tonnes of treated nuclear wastewater into the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PacificOcean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PacificOcean</a>."In August 2023, Japan began discharging wastewaster from about 1000 storage tanks of contaminated water collected after the earthquake and tsunami in 2011 that caused the meltdown of its Fukushima nuclear plant."In the formal communication, available publicly, UN Human Rights Council special rappoteurs addressed the the management of Advanced Liquid Processing System (ALPS)-treated wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (NPS) by the Japan government and TEPCO (Tokio Electric Power), and the ongoing discharge of such waters into the Pacific Ocean."They said 'we are alarmed that the implementation of contaminated water release operations of into the ocean may pose major environmental and human rights risks, exposing people, especially children, to threats of further contamination in Japan and beyond.'" 'We wish to raise our concern about the allegations of the failure to assess the consequences on health of the release of wastewater against the best available scientific evidence,' the special rappoteurs write." 'Against this backdrop, we would like to highlight that the threats to the enjoyment of the right to adequate food do not concern only local people within the borders of Japan." 'Given the migratory nature of fish, their contamination represents a risk also for people living beyond the Japanese borders, including Indigenous Peoples across the Pacific Ocean which, according to their culture and traditions, mainly rely on seafood as their primary livelihood.'"The letter follows a complaint submitted by Ocean Vision Legal in August 2023 on behalf of the Pacific Network on Globalisation (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PANG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PANG</a>) and endorsed by over 50 civil society groups in the Pacific and beyond."In a statement on Tuesday, PANG hailed it as "a landmark move for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OceanJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OceanJustice</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HumanRights</a>'."The organisation said that the destructive legacy of nuclear <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/contamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#contamination</a> through <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearTesting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NuclearTesting</a> is still strongly felt across the region."It said this legacy is marked by severe health impacts across generations and the ongoing failure to properly clean up test sites, which continue to contaminate the islands and waterways that Pacific peoples depend on." 'As Pacific groups, we remain disappointed in the Japanese Government and TEPCO's shameless disregard of the calls by numerous Pacific leaders and civil society groups to hold off on any further release,' PANG's coordinator Joey Tau said." 'Their ignorance constitutes a brazen threat to Pacific peoples' livelihoods, safety, health and well-being, and the sovereignty of Pacific nations,' he added."Japan has consistently maintained that the release is safe."The UN human rights experts have asked for further information from Japan, including on the allegations raised, and on how the Radiological Environmental Impact Assessment has been conducted according to the best available scientific evidence."This communication sends a clear message: Ocean issues must be understood as human rights issues, requiring precautionary and informed action aligned with international environmental law to safeguard both people and the marine environment."<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OceanVisionLegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OceanVisionLegal</a> founder and CEO Anna von Rebay said while the communication is not legally binding, it is a crucial milestone." 'It informs the interpretation of human rights and environmental law in response to contemporary threats, contributing to the development of customary international law and strengthens accountability for any actor harming the Ocean,' she said." 'Ultimately, it paves the way towards a future where the Ocean's health is fully recognised as fundamental to human dignity, justice, and intergenerational equity.' "<a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/561566/japan-s-fukushima-nuclear-wastewater-pose-major-environmental-human-rights-risks-un-experts" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/561566/japan-s-fukushima-nuclear-wastewater-pose-major-environmental-human-rights-risks-un-experts</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OceansAreLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OceansAreLife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WaterIsLife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Radiation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Radiation</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TEPCOLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TEPCOLies</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoFukushimaDumping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NoFukushimaDumping</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FukushimaIsntOver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FukushimaIsntOver</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TEPCOLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TEPCOLies</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoDumping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NoDumping</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Tritium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Tritium</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PacificOcean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PacificOcean</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WaterIsLife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoNukes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NoNukes</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoNewNukes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NoNewNukes</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FukushimaDaiichi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FukushimaDaiichi</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fukushima" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fukushima</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ALPS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ALPS</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RadioactiveContamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RadioactiveContamination</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HormesisIsBullShit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HormesisIsBullShit</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Bioaccumulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bioaccumulation</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearPowerCorruptionAndLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NuclearPowerCorruptionAndLies</a>

DoomsdaysCW<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fukushima" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fukushima</a> Now – Current State of Post-Accident Operations at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (August 2024 to January 2025)by Citizens' Nuclear Information Center · Published April 2, 2025 · Updated April 2, 2025By Matsukubo HajimeExcerpt: State of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ContaminatedWater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ContaminatedWater</a>"Contaminated water countermeasures at <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FukushimaDaiichi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FukushimaDaiichi</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NuclearPower</a> Station (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FDNPS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FDNPS</a>) can be broadly divided into three areas: 1) Reduction of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/groundwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#groundwater</a> flowing into buildings, 2) Reduction of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ContaminatedWater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ContaminatedWater</a> flowing into the sea, and 3) Reduction of the toxicity of contaminated water. "Countermeasures implemented to reduce water inflow into the buildings are, from higher elevations downward, (A) Pumping up groundwater at the groundwater bypass and releasing it into the sea (953,611m3 up to February 10, 2025), B) Installation of a frozen earth barrier (on-land water barrier, total length roughly 1,500m) surrounding FDNPS Units 1-4, C) Pumping up water at the subdrains and releasing it into the sea (1,801,404m3 up to February 9), and D) Paving of the site with asphalt to suppress permeation of rainwater into the soil. Measures to prevent the discharge of contaminated water into the ocean include A) Groundwater leakage prevention by a steel water barrier on the sea-side and B) Pumping up of groundwater dammed up behind the sea-side water barrier from the well points and groundwater drains. Due to these measures, the volume of contaminated water discharged, 540m3/day in May 2014, fell to 80m3/day in FY2023, and was below 100m3/day in FY2024."In the reduction of the toxicity of contaminated water, cesium and strontium are removed, and after the removal of impurities using a reverse osmosis (RO) membrane, the multi-radionuclide removal equipment (ALPS – Advanced Liquid Processing System) then removes 62 radionuclides [NOT COMPLETELY!!!]. The water is then stored in tanks (containing 1,297,190m3 as of January 30, 2025. However, due to past equipment <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/malfunctions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#malfunctions</a> and operational policies, around 64% of the stored water exceeds the notification concentration). "Oceanic release of the ALPS-treated contaminated water began on August 24, 2023, a total of 78,285m3 being released in ten batches by January 2025. Table 2 shows the amounts released in each release and the total amount of tritium released. The concentration is gradually rising. One further release is scheduled during FY2024. In addition, roughly 15,720m3 of water remain in buildings, and a further 8,946m3 of strontium-treated water, etc., 5,644m3 of water treated by RO, and 9,463m3 of concentrated wastewater, etc. also exist onsite."Read more: <a href="https://cnic.jp/english/?p=8272" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://cnic.jp/english/?p=8272</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FukushimaIsntOver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FukushimaIsntOver</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WaterIsLife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PacificOcean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PacificOcean</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TEPCOLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TEPCOLies</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FukushimaNuclear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FukushimaNuclear</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RethinkNotRestart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RethinkNotRestart</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RadioactiveContamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RadioactiveContamination</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HormesisIsBullShit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HormesisIsBullShit</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Bioaccumulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bioaccumulation</a>

Kate :verigold:Victoria’s unique dolphin population threatened by legacy of ‘forever chemicals’ <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/19/victorias-unique-dolphin-population-threatened-by-legacy-of-forever-chemicals" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/19/victorias-unique-dolphin-population-threatened-by-legacy-of-forever-chemicals</a> 🐬 <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Cetaceans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cetaceans</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MarineMammals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MarineMammals</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MarineLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MarineLife</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MarineBiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MarineBiology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Dolphins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Dolphins</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/OceanPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OceanPollution</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Bioaccumulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bioaccumulation</a>

Kate :verigold:New method tracks contaminant accumulation in Arctic marine mammals <a href="https://phys.org/news/2025-03-method-tracks-contaminant-accumulation-arctic.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://phys.org/news/2025-03-method-tracks-contaminant-accumulation-arctic.html</a> 🐬 <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Cetaceans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cetaceans</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MarineMammals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MarineMammals</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MarineLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MarineLife</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MarineBiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MarineBiology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Orca" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Orca</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Dolphins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Dolphins</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PolarBears" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PolarBears</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/OceanPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OceanPollution</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Bioaccumulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bioaccumulation</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Arctic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Arctic</a>

DoomsdaysCWSpeaking of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fukushima" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fukushima</a>... Editorial: Unresolved disposal of Fukushima <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/nuke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nuke</a> disaster soil a barrier to full recoveryJanuary 10, 2025"The recovery of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FukushimaPrefecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FukushimaPrefecture</a> cannot be considered complete until the disposal of soil generated from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/radiation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#radiation</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/decontamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#decontamination</a> work after the 2011 <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FukushimaDaiichi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FukushimaDaiichi</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearPlant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NuclearPlant</a> triple-meltdown is resolved."The nuclear accident released vast amounts of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/radioactive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#radioactive</a> material over a wide area. The decontamination efforts in residential and agricultural areas across Fukushima Prefecture resulted in the collection of approximately 14 million cubic meters of contaminated soil. This soil has been transported to interim storage facilities built in the towns of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Futaba" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Futaba</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Okuma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Okuma</a>, where the power plant is located."Local communities only agreed to the construction of these facilities on the condition that the soil would eventually be disposed of outside the prefecture. By law, final disposal must be completed by March 2045, 30 years after storage began. To meet this deadline, the Japanese government held a meeting involving all Cabinet members late last year. The goal is to draft a concrete timeline for disposal by this summer."The government has also proposed reusing soil with radiation levels below a certain threshold. The plan envisions using the soil for public projects across the country, including road embankments and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/farmland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#farmland</a> development."In Fukushima Prefecture, pilot projects are underway to confirm that reusing the soil is safe. In September 2024, the International Atomic Energy Agency (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IAEA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IAEA</a>) concluded that the government's plan complies with its safety standards. However, scientific assurances on safety alone have not been enough to advance the plan. Concerns about potential health risks and local reputational damage remain unresolved."In 2022, the Ministry of the Environment attempted to reuse the soil at three facilities it manages, including Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden in Tokyo, but the plan was derailed by strong opposition from residents. To this day, there is no clear timeline for implementation."Additionally, about a quarter of the removed soil is still too highly contaminated to be reused. This portion will require final disposal outside Fukushima Prefecture, but no schedule or location has been determined."Public understanding of the issue remains insufficient. A December 2023 survey conducted by the Ministry of the Environment revealed that over 70% of people outside Fukushima Prefecture were unaware of the plans for reusing or disposing of the soil."The electricity generated by the Fukushima Daiichi plant was primarily consumed in metropolitan areas, especially the Tokyo region. Dealing with the waste soil is a responsibility that must be acknowledged by those who benefited from that power."Meanwhile, the decommissioning of the plant is behind schedule, and those displaced from their hometowns around it are growing increasingly anxious. It is the government's responsibility to urgently present a clear path forward to address the aftermath of the nuclear disaster."Source: <a href="https://www.msn.com/en-xl/science/environmental-science/editorial-unresolved-disposal-of-fukushima-nuke-disaster-soil-a-barrier-to-full-recovery/ar-BB1rg7Dt" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.msn.com/en-xl/science/environmental-science/editorial-unresolved-disposal-of-fukushima-nuke-disaster-soil-a-barrier-to-full-recovery/ar-BB1rg7Dt</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TEPCOLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TEPCOLies</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IAEALies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IAEALies</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearPowerCorruptionAndLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NuclearPowerCorruptionAndLies</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RethinkNotRestart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RethinkNotRestart</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoNukes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NoNukes</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Bioaccumulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bioaccumulation</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NuclearPollution</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearContamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NuclearContamination</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Japan</a>

DoomsdaysCWPicture of the day: <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Radioactive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Radioactive</a> rallyAug. 22, 2024 AP"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SouthKorean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SouthKorean</a> environmental activists stage a rally Wednesday near a building which houses the Japanese Embassy, in Seoul, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SouthKorea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SouthKorea</a>, to demand Japan stop the release of treated <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RadioactiveWater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RadioactiveWater</a> into the sea from the damaged <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fukushima" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fukushima</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearPowerPlant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NuclearPowerPlant</a> plant."<a href="https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/radioactive-rally" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/radioactive-rally</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoDumping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NoDumping</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FukushimaWater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FukushimaWater</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PacificOcean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PacificOcean</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WaterIsLife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Corporatism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Corporatism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Corruption</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JapanGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JapanGovernment</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TEPCOLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TEPCOLies</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OceansAreLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OceansAreLife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/bioaccumulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bioaccumulation</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/bioconcentration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bioconcentration</a>

DoomsdaysCW[PDF] National Association of Marine Laboratories Position PaperScientific opposition to Japan’s planned release of over 1.3 million tons of radioactively contaminated water from the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FukushimaDaiIchi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FukushimaDaiIchi</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearPowerPlant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NuclearPowerPlant</a> disaster into the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PacificOcean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PacificOcean</a>. December 2022“The National Association of Marine Laboratories (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NAML" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NAML</a>), an organization of more than 100 member laboratories, opposes Japan’s plans to begin releasing over 1.3 million tons of radioactively contaminated water from the Fukushima-Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the Pacific Ocean commencing in 2023. This opposition is based on the fact that there is a lack of adequate and accurate scientific data supporting Japan’s assertion of safety."Furthermore, there is an abundance of data demonstrating serious concerns about releasing radioactively contaminated water.“The Pacific Ocean is the largest continuous body of water on our planet, containing the greatest biomass of organisms of ecological, economic, and cultural value, including 70 percent of the world’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/fisheries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fisheries</a>. The health of all the world’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OceanEcosystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OceanEcosystems</a> is in documented decline due to a variety of stressors, including climate change, over-exploitation of resources, and pollution. "The proposed release of this <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/contaminated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#contaminated</a> water is a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/transboundary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#transboundary</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/transgenerational" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#transgenerational</a> issue of concern for the health of marine ecosystems and those whose lives and livelihoods depend on them. We are concerned about the absence of critical data on the radionuclide content of each tank, the Advanced Liquid Processing System, which is used to remove radionuclides, and the assumption that upon the release of the contaminated wastewater, ‘dilution is the solution to pollution.’“The underlying rationale of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/dilution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dilution</a> ignores the reality of biological processes of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OrganicBinding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OrganicBinding</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/bioaccumulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bioaccumulation</a>, and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/bioconcentration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bioconcentration</a>, as well as accumulation in local seafloor sediments. Many of the radionuclides contained in the accumulated waste cooling water have half-lives ranging from decades to centuries, and their deleterious effects range from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DNADamage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DNADamage</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/cellular" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cellular</a> stress to elevated <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cancer</a> risks in people who eat affected marine organisms, such as clams, oysters, crabs, lobster, shrimp, and fish. "Additionally, the effectiveness of the Advanced Liquid Processing System in almost completely removing the over 60 different <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/radionuclides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#radionuclides</a> present in the affected wastewater—some of which have an affinity to target specific tissues, glands, organs, and metabolic pathways in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LivingOrganisms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LivingOrganisms</a>, including people—remains a serious concern due to the absence of critical data."The supporting data provided by the Tokyo Electric Power Company and the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JapaneseGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JapaneseGovernment</a> are insufficient and, in some cases, incorrect, with flaws in sampling protocols, statistical design, sample analyses, and assumptions, which in turn lead to flaws in the conclusion of safety and prevent a more thorough evaluation of better alternative approaches to disposal. A full range of approaches to addressing the problem of safely containing, storing, and disposing of the radioactive waste have not been adequately explored, and alternatives to ocean dumping should be examined in greater detail and with extensive scientific rigor.“NAML calls on the Government of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Japan</a> and International Atomic Energy Agency (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IAEA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IAEA</a>) scientists to more fully and adequately consider the options recommended by the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PacificIslandsForum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PacificIslandsForum</a>’s Expert Panel. We believe public policy decisions, regulations, and actions must keep pace with and make use of relevant advancements in our scientific understanding of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#environment</a> and human health. In this case, we believe policy makers have not fully availed themselves of the available science and should do so before making any final decisions on releasing this contaminated water into the Pacific. NAML members are unified in our concern about use of the oceans as a dumping ground for radioactively contaminated water and other <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/pollutants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pollutants</a> because such actions can negatively affect the long-term health and sustainability of our planet.“We urge the Government of Japan to stop pursuing their planned and precedent-setting release of the radioactively contaminated water into the Pacific Ocean and to work with the broader scientific community to pursue other approaches [like <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClosedLoop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ClosedLoop</a> systems or binding radionuclides in concerete] that protect <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OceanLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OceanLife</a>; human health; and those communities who depend on ecologically, economically, and culturally valuable marine resources. “Adopted by the NAML Board of Directors, December 12, 2022<a href="https://www.naml.org/policy/documents/2022-12-12%20Position%20Paper,%20Release%20of%20Radioactively%20Contaminated%20Water%20into%20the%20Ocean.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.naml.org/policy/documents/2022-12-12%20Position%20Paper,%20Release%20of%20Radioactively%20Contaminated%20Water%20into%20the%20Ocean.pdf</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WaterIsLife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OceansAreLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OceansAreLife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IAEAHides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IAEAHides</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TEPCOLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TEPCOLies</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FukushimaIsntOver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FukushimaIsntOver</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoDumping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NoDumping</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearPowerPlants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NuclearPowerPlants</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RadioactiveWater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RadioactiveWater</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RethinkNotRestart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RethinkNotRestart</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PacificOcean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PacificOcean</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DataFalsification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DataFalsification</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ALPSSystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ALPSSystem</a>

DoomsdaysCWFrom Detailedpedia: Discharge of radioactive water of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power PlantLast updated at 2024-08-21"Discharge to ocean, treated waterAdvanced Liquid Processing System (2013–)"To prevent the reactor meltdowns from worsening, a continuous supply of new water is necessary to cool the melted fuel debris. As of 2013, 400 metric tonnes of water was becoming radioactively contaminated each day. The contaminated water is pumped out and combined into the reactor-cooling loop, which includes strontium–cesium removal (KURION, SURRY) and reverse osmosis desalination processes."In October 2012, TEPCO introduced the "Advanced Liquid Processing System" (ALPS, Japanese: 多核種除去設備), which is designed to remove radionuclides other than tritium and carbon-14. ALPS works by first pre-processing the water by iron coprecipitation (removes alpha nuclides and organics) and carbonate coprecipitation (removes alkali earth metals including strontium elements). The water is then passed through 16 absorbent columns to remove nuclides."Wastewater is pumped to ALPS along with the concentrated saltwater from desalination. As some tritium still remains, even treated water would require dilution to meet drinkable standards. Although carbon-14 is not removed, the content in pre-treatment water is low enough to meet drinkable standards without dilution."Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) approved the design of ALPS in March 2013. ALPS is to be run in three independent units and will be able to purify 250 tons of water per day. Unit "A" started operation in April. In June, unit A was found to be leaking water and shut down. In July, the cause was narrowed down to chloride and hypochlorite corrosion of water tanks; TEPCO responded by adding a rubber layer into the tanks. By August, all systems were shut down awaiting repair. One unit was expected to come online by September, with full recovery planned by the end of 2013."By September 2018, TEPCO reports that 20% of the water had been treated to the required level."By 2020, the daily buildup of contaminated water was reduced to 170 metric tonnes thanks to groundwater isolation installations. TEPCO reports that 72% of the water in its tanks, some from early trials of ALPS, needed to be <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/repurified" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#repurified</a>. The portion of ready-to-discharge water raised to 34% by 2021, and to 35% by 2023."Some scientists expressed reservations due to potential <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/bioaccumulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bioaccumulation</a> of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ruthenium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ruthenium</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/cobalt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cobalt</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/strontium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#strontium</a>, and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/plutonium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#plutonium</a>, which sometimes slip through the ALPS process and were present in 71% of the tanks. [...]"Ferenc Dalnoki-Veress, a scientist-in-residence at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, said regarding dilution that bringing in living creatures makes the situation more complex. Robert Richmond, a biologist from the University of Hawaiʻi, told the BBC that the inadequate <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/radiological" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#radiological</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ecological" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ecological</a> assessment raises the concern that <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Japan</a> would be unable to detect what enters the environment and 'get the genie back in the bottle'. Dalnoki-Veress, Richmond, and three other panelists consulting for the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PacificIslandsForum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PacificIslandsForum</a> wrote that <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/dilution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dilution</a> may fail to account for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/bioaccumulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bioaccumulation</a> and exposure pathways that involve organically-bound tritium (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OBT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OBT</a>)."Read more [includes references]: <a href="https://www.detailedpedia.com/wiki-Discharge_of_radioactive_water_of_the_Fukushima_Daiichi_Nuclear_Power_Plant" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.detailedpedia.com/wiki-Discharge_of_radioactive_water_of_the_Fukushima_Daiichi_Nuclear_Power_Plant</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoNukes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NoNukes</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WaterIsLife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OceansAreLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OceansAreLife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TEPCOLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TEPCOLies</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FukushimaIsntOver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FukushimaIsntOver</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoDumping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NoDumping</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearPowerPlants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NuclearPowerPlants</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PacificOcean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PacificOcean</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MarineLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MarineLife</a>

RDNRat poison is bioaccumulating in, and killing, wildlife--specifically, weasels, canids, and cats.<a href="https://theconversation.com/rat-poison-is-moving-up-through-food-chains-threatening-carnivores-around-the-world-232471" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/rat-poison-is-moving-up-through-food-chains-threatening-carnivores-around-the-world-232471</a><a href="https://floss.social/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Science</a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Wildlife</a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Nature</a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pollution</a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Bioaccumulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bioaccumulation</a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Cats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cats</a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Foxes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Foxes</a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Rats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Rats</a>

DoomsdaysCWBecause <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Bioaccumulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bioaccumulation</a> isn't real and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/radiation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#radiation</a> is good for living things, right? Right? Also <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IAEA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IAEA</a> is relying on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TEPCOLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TEPCOLies</a> to report the levels.Japan completes 6th round of Fukushima treated water dischargeJune 4, 2024"On May 22, the utility detected 7.7 becquerels of tritium per liter from seawater collected on the south side of the outlet. The amount was far below the World Health Organization's limit of 10,000 becquerels for drinking water, as well as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TEPCO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TEPCO</a>'s limit of 700 becquerels that if reached would lead to the discharge being halted." <a href="https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240604/p2g/00m/0na/039000c" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240604/p2g/00m/0na/039000c</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WaterIsLife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FukushimaDaiichi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FukushimaDaiichi</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FukushimaIsntOver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FukushimaIsntOver</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoNukes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NoNukes</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoNewNukes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NoNewNukes</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RethinkNotRestart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RethinkNotRestart</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HormesisIsALie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HormesisIsALie</a>

datum (n=1)The full investigation is illuminating, but this <a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/propublica-3m-pfos-forever-chemicals-investigation" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.propublica.org/article/propublica-3m-pfos-forever-chemicals-investigation</a> is punchy and makes all the critical points.<a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PFAS</a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/PFOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PFOS</a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/bioaccumulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bioaccumulation</a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pollution</a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#health</a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/3M" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#3M</a>

DoomsdaysCWSouth Korean opposition party rebukes <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IAEA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IAEA</a> chief over Japan’s plans to release treated [but still <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/radioactive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#radioactive</a>] <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fukushima" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fukushima</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/wastewater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wastewater</a> by Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press World Jul 9, 2023 "'If you think (the treated wastewater) is safe, I wonder whether you would be willing to suggest the Japanese government use that water for drinking or for industrial and agricultural purposes, rather than dumping it in the sea,' Woo Won-shik, a Democratic Party lawmaker who attended the meeting, told Grossi. The party said Woo has been on a hunger strike for the past 14 days to protest the Japanese discharge plans."Further details from the meeting weren’t immediately available after reporters were asked to leave following opening statements. Closely watched by parliamentary security staff, dozens of protesters shouted near the lobby of the National Assembly’s main hall where the meeting was taking place, holding signs denouncing the IAEA and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Japan</a>."<a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/south-korean-opposition-party-rebukes-iaea-chief-over-japans-plans-to-release-treated-fukushima-wastewater" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/south-korean-opposition-party-rebukes-iaea-chief-over-japans-plans-to-release-treated-fukushima-wastewater</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IAEALies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IAEALies</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TEPCOLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TEPCOLies</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Bioaccumulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bioaccumulation</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WaterIsLife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoDumping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NoDumping</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RethinkNotRestart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RethinkNotRestart</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoNukes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NoNukes</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearPowerCorruptionAndLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NuclearPowerCorruptionAndLies</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FukushimaIsntOver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FukushimaIsntOver</a>

DoomsdaysCWAfter <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fukushima" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fukushima</a>: A Survey of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Corruption</a> in the Global <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NuclearPower</a> IndustryRichard Tanter Asian Perspective Vol. 37, No. 4, Special Issue: After Fukushima: The Right to Know (Oct.-Dec. 2013)Abstract:"Investigations of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FukushimaNuclearPowerAccident" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FukushimaNuclearPowerAccident</a> sequence revealed the man-made character of the catastrophe and its roots in regulatory capture effected by a network of corruption, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/collusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#collusion</a>, and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/nepotism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nepotism</a>. A review of corruption incidents in the global nuclear industry during 2012-2013 reveals that the Japanese experience is not isolated. Gross corruption is evident in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/nuclear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nuclear</a> technology exporting countries such as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Russia</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#China</a>, and the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UnitedStates</a>, and in a number of nuclear technology importing countries. The survey results make clear that national nuclear regulatory regimes are inadequate and that the global regime is virtually completely ineffective. Widespread corruption of the nuclear industry has profound social and political consequences resulting from the corrosion of public trust in companies, governments, and energy systems themselves."<a href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/42704842" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.jstor.org/stable/42704842</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IAEALies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IAEALies</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TEPCOLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TEPCOLies</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Bioaccumulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bioaccumulation</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WaterIsLife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoDumping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NoDumping</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RethinkNotRestart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RethinkNotRestart</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoNukes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NoNukes</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearPowerCorruptionAndLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NuclearPowerCorruptionAndLies</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FukushimaIsntOver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FukushimaIsntOver</a>

DoomsdaysCWNothing to see here...Japan denies reported political donations to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IAEA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IAEA</a> over <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fukushima" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fukushima</a> findingsJune 23, 2023"Japan on Thursday denied a foreign media report that it made political donations of over €1 million to the International Atomic Energy Agency over the planned release of treated water from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant into the ocean."<a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/06/23/national/iaea-political-donations-fukushima/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/06/23/national/iaea-political-donations-fukushima/</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IAEALies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IAEALies</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TEPCOLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TEPCOLies</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Bioaccumulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bioaccumulation</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WaterIsLife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoDumping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NoDumping</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RethinkNotRestart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RethinkNotRestart</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoNukes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NoNukes</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearPowerCorruptionAndLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NuclearPowerCorruptionAndLies</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FukushimaIsntOver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FukushimaIsntOver</a>

DoomsdaysCWIgnoring science, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#environmental</a> protection and international law – <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/G7" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#G7</a> endorses Japan’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fukushima" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fukushima</a> water discharge plansLegacy of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FukushimaDisaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FukushimaDisaster</a> shows <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NuclearEnergy</a> is no solution to energy and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ClimateCrisis</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GreenpeaceInternational" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GreenpeaceInternational</a>, April 16, 2023Sapporo, Japan – "The nations of the G7 have chosen politics over science and the protection of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MarineEnvironment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MarineEnvironment</a> with their decision today to support the Japanese government’s plans to discharge Fukushima <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RadioactiveWaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RadioactiveWaste</a> water into the Pacific Ocean. "The 1.3 million cubic meters/tons of radioactive waste water at the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FukushimaDaiichi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FukushimaDaiichi</a> plant, currently in tanks, is scheduled to be discharged into the Pacific Ocean this year. Nations in the Asia Pacific region, led by the Pacific Island Forum, have strongly voiced their opposition to the plans. Some of the world’s leading oceanographic institutes and marine scientists have criticised the weakness of the scientific justification applied by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TEPCO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TEPCO</a>, the owner of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearPlant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NuclearPlant</a>, warned against using the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PacificOcean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PacificOcean</a> as a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DumpingGround" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DumpingGround</a> for radioactive contaminated water, and called for alternatives to discharge to be applied.“'The Japanese government is desperate for international endorsement for its Pacific Ocean radioactive water dump plans. It has failed to protect its own citizens, including the vulnerable fishing communities of Fukushima, as well as nations across the wider <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AsiaPacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AsiaPacific</a> region. The aftermath of the nuclear disaster at Fukushima is still strongly felt, and the Japanese government has failed to fully investigate the effects of discharging multiple <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/radionuclides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#radionuclides</a> on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MarineLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MarineLife</a>. The government is obligated under international law to conduct a comprehensive environmental impact assessment, including the impact of transboundary marine pollution, but has failed to do so. Its plans are a violation of the UN Convention Law of the Sea."'The marine environment is under extreme pressure from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ClimateChange</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/overfishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#overfishing</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResourceExtraction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ResourceExtraction</a>. Yet, the G7 thinks it’s acceptable to endorse plans to deliberately dump nuclear waste into the ocean. Politics inside the G7 at Sapporo just trumped science, environmental protection, and international law,' said Shaun Burnie, Senior Nuclear Specialist at Greenpeace East Asia."'<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GreenpeaceEastAsia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GreenpeaceEastAsia</a> analysis has detailed the failures of liquid waste processing [ALPS] technology at the Fukushima Daiichi plant and the environmental threats posed by the releases. There is no prospect of an end to the nuclear crisis at the plant as current decommissioning plans are not feasible. Furthermore, the report finds the nuclear fuel debris in the reactors cannot be completely removed and will continue to contaminate the ground water over many decades. Claims that the discharges will take 30 years is inaccurate as in reality, it will continue into the next century. Viable alternatives to discharge, specifically long term storage and processing, have been ignored by the Japanese government."'The Japanese government’s attempt to normalise the Fukushima nuclear disaster is directly linked to its overall energy policy objective of increasing the operation of nuclear reactors again after the 2011 disaster. 54 reactors were available in 2011 compared to only ten reactors in 2022, generating 7.9% of the nation’s electricity in FY21 compared to 29% in 2010. Meanwhile, five of the other six G7 governments led by France, the US and the UK are also aggressively promoting nuclear power development. "'The idea that the nuclear industry is capable of delivering a safe and sustainable energy future is delusional and a dangerous distraction from the only viable energy solution to the climate emergency which is 100% <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RenewableEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RenewableEnergy</a>. The global growth of low cost renewable energy has been phenomenal – but it has to be much faster and at an even greater scale if carbon emissions are to be reduced by 2030. Approval for nuclear waste dumping and nuclear energy expansion sound like the 1970’s but we have no time for such distractions. We are in a race to save the climate in the 21st century, and only renewables can deliver this,' said Shaun Burnie. <a href="https://www.greenpeace.org/international/press-release/59193/science-environmental-protection-international-law-g7-japans-fukushima-water-discharge/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.greenpeace.org/international/press-release/59193/science-environmental-protection-international-law-g7-japans-fukushima-water-discharge/</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FukushimaAnniversary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FukushimaAnniversary</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FukushimaIsntOver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FukushimaIsntOver</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RethinkNotRestart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RethinkNotRestart</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoNukes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NoNukes</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Japan</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TEPCOLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TEPCOLies</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WaterIsLife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Bioaccumulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bioaccumulation</a>

SocrateaseDo we really know what's in our <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#food</a> when it's common practice to use <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/SewageSludge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SewageSludge</a> as fertilizer? This practice it's just one more example of the insanity of our civilization.When animal feed is grown this way <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/bioaccumulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bioaccumulation</a> makes the effects thousands of times more dangerous. It is no wonder that serious diseases are rampant.It is one of the primary reasons why our household eats a <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/plant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#plant</a>-based diet, from <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/organic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#organic</a> sources as much as possible.<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/mar/01/texas-farmers-pfas-killed-livestock" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/mar/01/texas-farmers-pfas-killed-livestock</a>

DoomsdaysCWI guess the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IAEA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IAEA</a> hasn't heard about <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/bioaccumulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bioaccumulation</a>, eh? Also, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/radiation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#radiation</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/hormesis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hormesis</a> has been DISPROVEN! smhIAEA: <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FukushimaDaiichi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FukushimaDaiichi</a> treated water release meets intl. safety standardsJanuary 30, 2024"The agency said in its earlier report in July that it found Japan's plan for handling the treated water to be consistent with international safety standards. It added that the discharge as planned would have a negligible radiological impact to people and the environment."<a href="https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240131_07/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240131_07/</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IAEALies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IAEALies</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TEPCOLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TEPCOLies</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WaterIsLife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FukushimaIsntOver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FukushimaIsntOver</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoDumping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NoDumping</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearPowerPlant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NuclearPowerPlant</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RadioactiveWater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RadioactiveWater</a>

DoomsdaysCWNorth Texans want more say as nuclear plant seeks to continue operating through 2053 By Haley Samsel December 11, 2023"Crossing the dark parking lot outside the Somervell County Expo Center, Susybelle Gosslee barely could see the ground in front of her. The experience left her feeling 'vulnerable' — and concerned about why the Nuclear Regulatory Commission [<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NRC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NRC</a>] didn’t turn on outdoor lights for its Dec. 7 public meeting about the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ComanchePeak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ComanchePeak</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/nuclear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nuclear</a> power plant in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GlenRoseTexas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GlenRoseTexas</a>."That wasn’t her only critique. Earlier in the day, Gosslee and other <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#environmental</a> advocates struggled to log on to a virtual meeting hosted by the commission. Officials apologized for the challenges and vowed to host another online session the week of Dec. 18."'That is not transparency, and it’s not good government,' Gosslee, the Dallas-based chair of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HazardousWaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HazardousWaste</a> issues for the League of Women Voters of Texas, said. 'I’m concerned because of the lack of access to meetings, and you can see that it wasn’t well-publicized because there is nobody here. That’s an indicator that the job did not get done.'"Gosslee’s criticism comes as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Vistra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Vistra</a>, the owner of the Comanche Peak nuclear power plant in Glen Rose, seeks to keep its reactors online through at least 2053. The plant began operation in 1990."The company’s current licenses for two nuclear units, which have the capacity to power 1.2 million homes under normal electricity conditions, expire in 2030 and 2033. Vistra announced its license renewal application in October 2022, citing a desire to bring more 'carbon-free electricity' to the electric grid."'Renewing the licenses of this plant is critical for grid reliability and our environment and is a benefit to the economy, the local community and our company,' Jim Burke, president and CEO of Vistra, said at the time.As part of the license renewal process, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has already heard from dozens of residents living in the plant’s 50-mile radius, including parts of Tarrant, Hood and Somervell counties.<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FortWorthTexas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FortWorthTexas</a>"Many are supportive of Comanche Peak’s continued operation, citing its economic contributions as Somervell County’s largest taxpayer and an employer of more than 600 full-time staff. At a January public meeting, Glen Rose ISD Superintendent Trig Overbo and Somervell County Judge Danny Chambers were among the plant’s most vocal supporters. Others, including Gosslee, expressed concerns over how the aging plant would handle higher risk of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/drought" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#drought</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/wildfires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wildfires</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/earthquake" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#earthquake</a> activity."Since then, Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff have evaluated the environmental impact of running the plant for 20 years after the current licenses expire in 2030 and 2033. The agency issued its draft environmental impact statement in early November, outlining considerations like air quality, land use, water resources, human health and waste management."Commission staff determined that Comanche Peak’s continued operation would have only small impacts on the surrounding environment, said Tam Tran, who led the environmental review. The agency defines small impacts as being either undetectable or so minor that they will neither destabilize nor noticeably alter natural resources. [Apparently, these people either believe in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/hormesis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hormesis</a> or don't believe in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/bioaccumulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bioaccumulation</a>!]"The review also found that the plant’s operations may affect, but are not likely to negatively impact, protected species such as the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GoldenCheekedWarbler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GoldenCheekedWarbler</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TricoloredBat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TricoloredBat</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MonarchButterfly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MonarchButterfly</a>. Fish habitats are not expected to be affected, Tran said."Full article: <a href="https://www.keranews.org/environment-nature/2023-12-11/north-texans-want-more-say-as-nuclear-plant-seeks-to-continue-operating-through-2053" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.keranews.org/environment-nature/2023-12-11/north-texans-want-more-say-as-nuclear-plant-seeks-to-continue-operating-through-2053</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LackOfTransparency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LackOfTransparency</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoNukes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NoNukes</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RenewablesNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RenewablesNow</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Solar</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Texas</a>

DoomsdaysCW<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fukushima" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fukushima</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Nuclear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Nuclear</a> Power Plant starts 3rd round of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/wastewater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wastewater</a> release, potentially impacting <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/seafood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#seafood</a> quality in U.S.By Belle Lewis - November 14, 2023"The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FukushimaDachii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FukushimaDachii</a> nuclear plant started its third release of nuclear wastewater on Nov. 2 as scientists warn that seafood products from the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PacificOcean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PacificOcean</a> could be <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/contaminated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#contaminated</a> "Although the International Atomic Energy Agency approved the 30-year water release plan, scientists and civilians in nations bordering the Pacific Ocean have questioned the safety of the plan, especially as it relates to seafood."In a press release approving of the plan, the IAEA stated, 'the discharges of the treated water would have a negligible radiological impact to people and the environment.'"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PaulDorfman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PaulDorfman</a>, member of the Irish Government Environmental Protection Agency Radiation Protection Advisory Committee and chair of Nuclear Consulting Group, explained that some scientists have questioned IAEA’s approval of the water release."'I and others are concerned by IAEA’s attitude,' Dorfman said. 'Normally even low levels of radioactive pollution will find its way into local seafood, one way or another.'"In 2020, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Japan</a> exported 332,926 kilograms of frozen scallops to the U.S. Japan exports many fish products to the U.S."Samantha Valeriano, a psychology student from Hawaii, said she eats seafood about once a week. She does not often think about where her food comes from but wants to be more cautious following the nuclear water release."'I think I would be a little more cautious of what I ate, checking labels a little bit more,' Valeriano said. 'I would be conscious of what I ate and where it came from.'"As the People’s Republic of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#China</a> has imposed bans of Japanese fish exports, the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USA</a> has supported the Japanese market by increasing fish purchases."In a press release, the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UnitedStates</a> Embassy and Consulate in Japan explained that military bases in Japan will carry Japanese seafood as a way to buoy up seafood markets and undermine the PRC’s ban. "'United States elected representatives and senior government officials have stood in solidarity with Japan during this baseless ban,' the statement said. 'Another step to help provide additional sales to counter the ban was to start selling Japanese seafood at the U.S. military facilities in Japan, both through the commissaries and mess halls.'"According to the statement, government officials like former speaker <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KevinMcCarthy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#KevinMcCarthy</a> ate seafood from Japan as a testament to Japan’s safety standards. However, other U.S. agencies, like the National Association of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MarineLaboratories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MarineLaboratories</a> question whether accurate research was conducted by the IAEA and Japanese Government to determine safety of seafood products."They explain that the lack of data on potential health impacts is a cause for serious concern."'Many of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/radionuclides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#radionuclides</a> contained in the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/accumulated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#accumulated</a> waste cooling water have half-lives ranging from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/decades" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#decades</a> to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/centuries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#centuries</a>, and their deleterious effects range from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DNADamage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DNADamage</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/cellular" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cellular</a> stress to elevated <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cancer</a> risks in people who eat affected marine organisms, such as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/clams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#clams</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/oysters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#oysters</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/crabs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#crabs</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/lobster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#lobster</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/shrimp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#shrimp</a> and fish,' the statement reads. [Not to mention all the critters that feed off them! Bioaccumulation works up the food chain!]"Eve Nagareda, medical laboratory science major from Hawaii, shared she wants to avoid seafood from dumping grounds even if levels are considered safe."'I think I would try to go as far as possible from it,' Nagareda said."Kylee Wasano, pre-communications disorders student from Oahu, agreed. She explained she feels that she might already be consuming contaminated seafood."'I feel like I already am eating that, and I just don’t know,' Wasano said. 'Anything that could expose you to (radiation) you should be considerate about.'"As organizations weigh safety concerns, scientists turn to the water release process to determine potential effects."<a href="https://universe.byu.edu/2023/11/14/fukushima-nuclear-power-plant-starts-third-round-of-wastewater-release-potentially-impacting-seafood-quality-in-u-s/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://universe.byu.edu/2023/11/14/fukushima-nuclear-power-plant-starts-third-round-of-wastewater-release-potentially-impacting-seafood-quality-in-u-s/</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WaterIsLife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoDumping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NoDumping</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Hormesis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Hormesis</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TEPCOLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TEPCOLies</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Corruption</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Bioaccumulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bioaccumulation</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RethinkNotRestart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RethinkNotRestart</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoNukes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NoNukes</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoNewNukes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NoNewNukes</a>

DoomsdaysCW<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fukushima" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fukushima</a> Up Close, 13 Years Laterby Robert Hunziker October 13, 2023"The world is turning to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NuclearPower</a> as a solution to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GlobalWarming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GlobalWarming</a>, but it is postulated herein that it is a huge mistake that endangers society. One <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/nuclear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nuclear</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/meltdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#meltdown</a> causes as much damage over the long-term as a major <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#war</a>. Moreover, according to Dr. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PaulDorfman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PaulDorfman</a>, chair of the Nuclear Consulting Group, former secretary to the UK Scientific Advisory Committee on Internal Radiation: 'It’s important to understand that nuclear is very likely to be a significant climate casualty.'"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BeyondNuclearInternational" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BeyondNuclearInternational</a> recently published an article about the status of Fukushima as well as an exposé of how the nuclear industry gets away with responsibility for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/radiation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#radiation</a>-caused (1) deaths (2) chronic conditions like <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cancer</a> (3) <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/genetic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#genetic</a> deformities: A Strategy of Concealment, September 24, 2023, by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KolinKobayashi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#KolinKobayashi</a>, who is a Tokyo-born France-based anti-nuclear <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/activist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#activist</a> journalist also serving as president of Echo-Exchange. Kobayashi’s work was posted by CounterPunch under the title: How Agencies That Promote Nuclear Power Are Quietly Managing Its Disaster Narrative."The following synopsis, including editorial license that adds important death details which defy the nuclear industry’s bogus claims about nuclear safety, opens closed pathways to what’s really going on."After thirteen years, the declaration of a State of Emergency for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FukushimaDaiichi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FukushimaDaiichi</a> Nuclear Power Plant still cannot be lifted because of many unknowns, as well as ubiquitous deadly radiation levels. The destroyed reactors are tinderboxes of highly radioactive spent fuel rods that contain more cesium-137 than eighty-five (85) <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Chernobyls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Chernobyls</a>. Cesium-137 in or near a human body erupts into a series of maladies, one after another in short order, depending upon level of exposure: (1) nausea (2) vomiting (3) diarrhea (4) bleeding (5) coma leading to death."The spent fuel rods at the Fukushima nuclear reactor site are stored in pools of water on the top floor of compromised reactor buildings 100 feet above ground level, except for Unit 3 which completed removal of its spent fuel rods in 2019, an extremely slow, laborious process that’s highly dangerous."Stored spent fuel rods in open pools of water are the epitome of high-risk. 'If the 440 tonne vessel collapses, it could hit the storage pool next to it. If this pool is damaged, even partially, another major disaster could occur.' (Kobayashi) In that regard, there’s significant risk of collapse in the event of a strong <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/earthquake" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#earthquake</a>. And <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Japan</a> is one of the most earthquake prone countries in the world. 'The city (Tokyo) government’s experts reckon there is a 70% chance of a magnitude 7, or higher, quake hitting the capital within the next 30 years.' (Source: Japan is Preparing for a Massive Earthquake, The Economist, August 31, 2023)"If exposed to open air, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SpentFuel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpentFuel</a> rods erupt into a sizzling zirconium fire followed by massive radiation bursts of the most toxic material on the planet. It can upend an entire countryside and force evacuation of major cities. According to the widely recognized nuclear expert Paul Blanch: 'Continual storage in spent fuel pools is the most unsafe thing you could do.' Paul Blanch, registered professional engineer, US Navy Reactor Operator & Instructor with 55 years of experience with nuclear engineering and regulatory agencies, is widely recognized as one of America’s leading experts on nuclear power."<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FukushimaDaichi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FukushimaDaichi</a> Nuclear Power Plant will remain a high-risk explosive scenario for decades ahead. After all, a program for future decommissioning is unclear and overall radiation guesstimates are formidable. All the structures where decommissioning will take place are highly radioactive and as such nearly impossible for the dangers to worker exposure."Read more: <a href="https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/10/13/fukushima-up-close-13-years-later/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/10/13/fukushima-up-close-13-years-later/</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FukushimaWater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FukushimaWater</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WaterIsLife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TEPCOLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TEPCOLies</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearPlants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NuclearPlants</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoNewNukes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NoNewNukes</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ClimateChange</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PacificOcean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PacificOcean</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pollution</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Bioaccumulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bioaccumulation</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoNukes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NoNukes</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RethinkNotRestart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RethinkNotRestart</a>

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