Ken Buesseler of woods hole oceanographic , releases new research
Fishing for Answers off Fukushima
Japan fisheries data provides a look at how the ocean is faring 18 months after the worst accidental release of radiation to the ocean in history
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"As a result, Buesseler concludes that there may be a continuing source of radionuclides into the ocean, either in the form of low-level leaks from the reactor site itself or contaminated sediment on the seafloor. "
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Since ground water is entering reactors as tepco acknowledges there's your direct route to the sea mr buesseler . Tdm
50 Olympic swimming pools of ‘HOT’ water
Over 100,000 residents can NEVER return home.
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The plant released radiation into the atmosphere, soil and ocean, and displaced more than 100,000 local residents who are uncertain when — or even if — they will be able to return home. Some of the water ran into the Pacific, raising concerns about contamination of marine life and seafood. Waters within a 20-km zone are still off-limits, and high levels of contamination have been found in seabed sediment and fish tested in the area.
About 200,000 tons of radioactive water — enough to fill more than 50 Olympic swimming pools — are being stored in hundreds of gigantic tanks built around the complex. Tokyo Electric Power Co. predicts the volume of water will more than triple in three years. Experts worry the HIGHLY radioactive water could have a lasting impact on the environment, and fear that because of the reactor leaks and water flowing from one part of the facility to another, this is already happening.
Tepco road map is "wishful thinking"
Tepco's road map for dealing with the problem is "wishful thinking"
"The longer it takes, the more contaminated water they get."
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Nuclear engineer and college lecturer Masashi Goto said the contaminated water buildup poses a long-term health and environmental threat. He worries the radioactive water in the reactor buildings' basements may already be seeping into the groundwater system, where it could travel far beyond the plant and possibly into public water supplies and the Pacific. "You never know where it's leaking out and once it's out you can never put it back in place," he said. "It's just outrageous and shows how big a disaster the accident is."
Goto, the nuclear engineer, believes it will take far longer than Tepco's goal of two years to repair all the holes in the reactors. The plant also would have to deal with contaminated water until all the melted fuel and other debris is removed from the reactors — a process that will easily take more than a decade. He described Tepco's road map for dealing with the problem as "wishful thinking," adding that "the longer it takes, the more contaminated water they get."
Bluefin Tuna farm expansions banned
Bluefin farm expansion faces ban
Radioactive levels are not decreasing
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Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012
Factual Statements:
The government will ban the expansion of bluefin tuna farms across the country
the ministry has changed it to a binding instruction based on the 1949 fishery law
There were 137 bluefin tuna farms across the country as of the end of 2011
Questionable explanations:
as part of efforts to prevent overfishing, fisheries minister Akira Gunji said Friday.
The ban is intended to protect immature tuna from being overfished for farming.