Worst spills in Fukishima

The operator of storage thanks in Fukushima has reported the worst radioactive water leak in the past 6 month. The operators assured that the100 tons leak in the nuclear plant was far from waterfront and will not reach the Pacific Ocean. The radioactive water is reported to be contaminated with water 3.8 million times with strontium 90 compared to the maximum allowed by Japan’s safety standards for drinking water. The company, Tepco, has previously reported five million Becquerel of strontium 90 per liter leakage close to the Pacific 5 month after the incident occurred. The public and authorities have blamed the company for displacing little information about the company’s operation and letting the public know too late about such crisis. Other incidents of spills, contaminated water flowing into the pacific, plants’ rector meltdown and the like have occurred in the company’s nuclear plant is putting public health at risk.

 

Such an incident is not new of its kind and the news have witness several others in nuclear plants. In addition to earthquakes and tsunamis that hit the area, nuclear power plants leakage has occurred several times in the past. Although some of the incidents were limited and the contaminated water was accumulated in tanks, such incidents are extremely dangerous to public health. Although Strontium 90 can be consumed by human like calcium, large amount of it can cause cancers and leukemia. In addition to the natural disaster, many of the incidents were reported by the Fukushima Nuclear Accident Independent investigation commission manmade and completely preventable. Such revelation shows that the company is not careful enough and is not aware of the health problem that can occur as a result of their incidents. This situation should be shed light on and serious steps should be taking by the World Health Organization to prevent them, set harsh laws for nuclear power companies and  limit their existence were they cannot be strictly regulated

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