Fukushima wastewater - unwise to create more problems
Posted : 2021-05-10 10:36
Updated : 2021-05-10 17:45
This is the last in a series of articles to highlight the possible effects of, and concerns over, Japan's decision to discharge radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean. ― ED.
'Double, double toil and trouble': 'Macbeth' by Shakespeare
By Christine Loh
Treating complex problems as technical matters seldom works. There is no one clear answer as technical information is understood and questioned from different perspectives.
Christine Loh, chief development strategist at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology's Institute for the EnvironmentAt issue is how Japan should deal with the 1.25 million tons of wastewater contaminated by the meltdown of nuclear reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant, wrecked by the earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011.