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2019-09-11 China-Japan-Koreas

Japan says dumping radioactive waste from Fukushima reactor into the Pacific could be its 'only option' because it is running out of space to store it

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Posted by Skidmark 2019-09-11 03:12|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [11131 views ] Top

#1 People usually say things like that when they've already done something stupid.

Fukushima Monster Fish

Posted by Dron66046 2019-09-11 07:07|| 2019-09-11 07:07|| Front Page Top

#2 There are some deep holes in the ocean near there. How about them?

Posted by AlanC 2019-09-11 08:05|| 2019-09-11 08:05|| Front Page Top

#3 Do you want Godzilla? Because this is how you get Godzilla.

(Actually, it's not a bad idea. Oceans are deep, and huge.)

Posted by Rob Crawford 2019-09-11 08:06|| 2019-09-11 08:06|| Front Page Top

#4 Tell Norks it's eatable.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2019-09-11 08:07|| 2019-09-11 08:07|| Front Page Top

#5 Details. It all depends on the "How" they do it. The Japanese diet depends heavily on seafoods so it is really doubtful they are going to just load it on barges and dump it randomly 12 miles out ( like the Soviets used to do...).

Posted by magpie 2019-09-11 10:10|| 2019-09-11 10:10|| Front Page Top

#6 "The solution to pollution is dilution"

Posted by Frank G 2019-09-11 10:15|| 2019-09-11 10:15|| Front Page Top

#7 Are you an actuary, Frank?

Posted by Beavis 2019-09-11 10:17|| 2019-09-11 10:17|| Front Page Top

#8 Marianas trench subduction zone seems like a reasonable answer.

Posted by Procopius2k 2019-09-11 10:22|| 2019-09-11 10:22|| Front Page Top

#9 No - Engineer

Posted by Frank G 2019-09-11 10:38|| 2019-09-11 10:38|| Front Page Top

#10 it's a beloved saying among actuaries

Posted by Beavis 2019-09-11 11:00|| 2019-09-11 11:00|| Front Page Top

#11 ...Do they want Godzilla? Because this is how you get Godzilla.

Mike