It has been just over four years since the Fukushima nuclear disaster in northern Japan highlighted the dangers of nuclear reactors. Workers sent in to clean up the disabled reactor have been continually exposed to hazardous levels of radiation. In addition, in an effort to prevent further explosions, cooling water has had to be used in such high volumes that there have been major leaks of contaminated water into the surrounding area. The costs of this clean-up have become so enormous that there is doubt that the area will ever be rehabilitated. In its desperation, the Japanese government now wants to dump huge quantities of contaminated water into the sea.
It has been just over four years since the Fukushima nuclear disaster in northern Japan highlighted the dangers of nuclear reactors. Workers sent in to clean up the disabled reactor have been continually exposed to hazardous levels of radiation. In addition, in an effort to prevent further explosions, cooling water has had to be used in such high volumes that there have been major leaks of contaminated water into the surrounding area. The costs of this clean-up have become so enormous that there is doubt that the area will ever be rehabilitated. In its desperation, the Japanese government now wants to dump huge quantities of contaminated water into the sea.
