RADIOACTIVE WATER DUMPING BY JAPAN INTO THE OCEAN IS APPROVED BY THE UN

The United Nations has given Japan the green light to dump its troves of treated radioactive water from the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster into the Pacific Ocean.⁠
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As Reuters reports, the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency has concluded its two-year study into the Fukushima cooling water and found that it would, if released slowly into the ocean, have a “negligible radiological impact to people and the environment.”⁠
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The controversial decision has drawn plenty of scrutiny over the last couple of years and experts are still debating the risks involved. Environmental activist groups like Greenpeace have warned that the company that owns the nuclear power plant didn’t go far enough in removing radioactive materials left in the water.⁠
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Head to the link in our bio to find out what major groups are saying about the decision⁠