Japan wants to dump tons of radioactive water into the ocean: it threatens to change human DNA

Water contaminated with radiation from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan can damage human DNA and, if released into the ocean, will cause long-term effects on the marine environment. This was stated by the environmental protection organization GreenPeace. The publication shared the details "Voice of America".

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The amount of water contaminated with radiation at a nuclear power plant in Japan has already risen to 1,23 million tons and continues to accumulate due to mixing with groundwater.

In 2011, an earthquake in Japan caused a tsunami, causing the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant to lose power and unable to continue cooling its three reactors.

Then the station workers decided to use water to cool them. Later, the used water, which was contaminated with radiation, was decided to be mothballed at the station.

Meanwhile, it continues to accumulate and there is not enough room at the facility to contain it. The station representatives warn that by the summer of 2022 there will be nowhere to store water.

The Japanese Minister of Environmental Protection said the day before that the only solution to the problem so far is to pour water into the Pacific Ocean.

A number of environmental organizations opposed this decision.

In a statement released by GreenPeace, Japan's contaminated water contains high levels of radioactive carbon (known as carbon-14) and tritium. These substances, according to the researchers, can affect human DNA and the marine environment.

“They will continue to harm nature for thousands of years and can cause harm at the genetic level. Therefore, nuclear power plants must be abandoned,” said Sean Burney, author of the GreenPeace report.

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