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Japan Details Plans for Releasing Fukushima Water into Sea
Japan's government says it will treat radioactive wastewater from the damaged Fukushima nuclear center and pipe it into the sea.
The plan, announced this week, includes guidelines for compensation to be paid to local businesses affected1 by the release.
The radioactive water will be treated and diluted3 before being released into the Pacific Ocean.
The plan calls on the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to complete a report on its findings about the safety of the treated water.
Fishermen and people living in the area have opposed the release of more than 1 million tons of water beginning in the spring of 2023. Neighboring China and South Korea have also objected to the plan.
Japan has said the water release is necessary to move forward with cleanup efforts at the Fukushima center. Three reactors4 there suffered meltdowns after the 2011 earthquake and huge ocean waves destroyed the plant's cooling systems. The disaster forced 160,000 people to flee nearby areas poisoned by radioactive material.
The nuclear center's operator, known as TEPCO, has said Fukushima was running out of storage space for radioactive water. It released detailed5 plans earlier this month for the water release. They included the building of an underground passage, or tunnel, from the factory to the ocean. The tunnel is expected to be about a kilometer long and 2.5 meters around. The treated water will flow through the tunnel to the sea.
The Japanese government says the ocean release is the most realistic way to solve the water storage problem. Other methods considered included injecting the water into the ground or converting it to steam or hydrogen and then releasing it into the atmosphere.
The government describes the water to be released as "treated" and not "radioactive." But experts say it is impossible to remove all the radioactivity. TEPCO and government officials say tritium – a radioactive form of hydrogen – is the only substance that cannot be removed from the water. They say tritium is not considered harmful in small amounts.
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compensation – n. money that is paid to someone to make up for losses or damages
dilute2 – v. to make a liquid thinner or weaker by adding water or another liquid to it
convert – v. to change the appearance, form or purpose of something
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vt.稀释,冲淡;adj.稀释的,冲淡的 | |
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无力的,冲淡的 | |
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起反应的人( reactor的名词复数 ); 反应装置; 原子炉; 核反应堆 | |
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adj.详细的,详尽的,极注意细节的,完全的 | |
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