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DoomsdaysCW<p>[PDF] National Association of Marine Laboratories<br>Position Paper</p><p>Scientific opposition to Japan’s planned release of over 1.3 million tons of radioactively contaminated water from the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FukushimaDaiIchi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FukushimaDaiIchi</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearPowerPlant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NuclearPowerPlant</span></a> <br> disaster into the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PacificOcean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PacificOcean</span></a>. </p><p>December 2022</p><p>“The National Association of Marine Laboratories (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NAML" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NAML</span></a>), an organization of more than<br>100 member laboratories, opposes Japan’s plans to begin releasing over 1.3 million tons of radioactively contaminated water from the Fukushima-Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the Pacific Ocean commencing in 2023. This opposition is based on the fact that there is a lack of adequate and accurate scientific data supporting Japan’s assertion of safety.</p><p>"Furthermore, there is an abundance of data demonstrating serious concerns about releasing radioactively contaminated water.</p><p>“The Pacific Ocean is the largest continuous body of water on our planet, containing the greatest biomass of organisms of ecological, economic, and cultural value, including 70 percent of the world’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/fisheries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fisheries</span></a>. The health of all the world’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OceanEcosystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OceanEcosystems</span></a> is in documented decline due<br>to a variety of stressors, including climate change, over-exploitation of resources, and pollution.<br> <br>"The proposed release of this <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/contaminated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>contaminated</span></a> water is a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/transboundary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transboundary</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/transgenerational" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transgenerational</span></a> issue of concern for the health of marine ecosystems and those whose lives and livelihoods depend on them. We are concerned about the absence of critical data on the radionuclide content of each tank, the Advanced Liquid Processing System, which is used to remove radionuclides, and the assumption that upon the release of the contaminated wastewater,<br>‘dilution is the solution to pollution.’</p><p>“The underlying rationale of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/dilution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dilution</span></a> ignores the reality of biological processes of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OrganicBinding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OrganicBinding</span></a>,<br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/bioaccumulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bioaccumulation</span></a>, and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/bioconcentration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bioconcentration</span></a>, as well as accumulation in local seafloor sediments. Many of the radionuclides contained in the accumulated waste cooling water have half-lives ranging from decades to centuries, and their deleterious effects range from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DNADamage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DNADamage</span></a> and<br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/cellular" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cellular</span></a> stress to elevated <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cancer</span></a> risks in people who eat affected marine organisms, such as clams, oysters, crabs, lobster, shrimp, and fish. </p><p>"Additionally, the effectiveness of the Advanced Liquid Processing System in almost completely removing the over 60 different <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/radionuclides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>radionuclides</span></a> present in the affected wastewater—some of which have an affinity to target specific tissues, glands, organs, and metabolic pathways in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LivingOrganisms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LivingOrganisms</span></a>, including people—remains a<br>serious concern due to the absence of critical data.</p><p>"The supporting data provided by the Tokyo Electric Power Company and the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JapaneseGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JapaneseGovernment</span></a> are insufficient and, in some cases, incorrect, with flaws in sampling protocols, statistical design, sample analyses, and assumptions, which in turn lead to flaws in the<br>conclusion of safety and prevent a more thorough evaluation of better alternative approaches to disposal. A full range of approaches to addressing the problem of safely containing, storing, and disposing of the radioactive waste have not been adequately explored, and alternatives to ocean dumping should be examined in greater detail and with extensive scientific rigor.</p><p>“NAML calls on the Government of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> and International Atomic Energy Agency (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IAEA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IAEA</span></a>) scientists to more fully and adequately consider the options recommended by the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PacificIslandsForum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PacificIslandsForum</span></a>’s Expert Panel. We believe public policy decisions, regulations, and actions must keep pace with and make use of relevant advancements in our scientific understanding of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> and human health. In this case, we believe policy makers have not fully availed themselves of the available science and should do so before making any final decisions on releasing this contaminated water into the Pacific. NAML members are unified in our concern about use of the oceans as a dumping ground for radioactively contaminated water and other <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/pollutants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollutants</span></a> because such actions can negatively affect the long-term health and sustainability of<br>our planet.</p><p>“We urge the Government of Japan to stop pursuing their planned and precedent-setting release of the radioactively contaminated water into the Pacific Ocean and to work with the broader scientific community to pursue other approaches [like <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClosedLoop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClosedLoop</span></a> systems or binding radionuclides in concerete] that protect <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OceanLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OceanLife</span></a>; human health; and<br>those communities who depend on ecologically, economically, and culturally valuable marine<br>resources. “</p><p>Adopted by the NAML Board of Directors, December 12, 2022</p><p><a href="https://www.naml.org/policy/documents/2022-12-12%20Position%20Paper,%20Release%20of%20Radioactively%20Contaminated%20Water%20into%20the%20Ocean.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">naml.org/policy/documents/2022</span><span class="invisible">-12-12%20Position%20Paper,%20Release%20of%20Radioactively%20Contaminated%20Water%20into%20the%20Ocean.pdf</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OceansAreLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OceansAreLife</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IAEAHides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IAEAHides</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TEPCOLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TEPCOLies</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FukushimaIsntOver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FukushimaIsntOver</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoDumping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoDumping</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearPowerPlants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NuclearPowerPlants</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RadioactiveWater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RadioactiveWater</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RethinkNotRestart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RethinkNotRestart</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PacificOcean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PacificOcean</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DataFalsification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataFalsification</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ALPSSystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ALPSSystem</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>August 2023:</p><p>Explainer | Why do many scientists oppose <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fukushima" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fukushima</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/radioactive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>radioactive</span></a> waste discharge?</p><p>The release of treated waste water from the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearPlant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NuclearPlant</span></a> has begun, despite concerns from major scientific organisations </p><p>IAEA is monitoring the operation but many experts are questioning the amount of data being collected</p><p>by Victoria Bela<br>Published: 2:05pm, 30 Aug 2023</p><p>"Japan’s decision to start releasing around 30 years’ worth of treated radioactive waste into the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PacificOcean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PacificOcean</span></a> on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/August24" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>August24</span></a> has drawn criticism from some countries, including China, as well as some of the world’s leading scientific organisations. </p><p>"The plan to deal with the 1.3 million tonnes of contaminated water accumulated since the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FukushimaDaiichi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FukushimaDaiichi</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearPowerPlant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NuclearPowerPlant</span></a> meltdown in 2011 includes removing most of the radioactive chemicals before it is discharged into the ocean.</p><p>[...]</p><p>"However, the ALPS has been shown to be unsuccessful in filtering out the other 62 radioactive chemicals present in the waste water, according to data from the Japanese ministry for economy, trade and industry (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/METI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>METI</span></a>).</p><p>"According to METI, around 70 per cent of ALPS-treated water still contained <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/radioactive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>radioactive</span></a> substances other than <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/tritium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tritium</span></a> by the end of 2020, and needed to be <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/repurified" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>repurified</span></a>.</p><p>"The US-based National Association of Marine Laboratories (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NAML" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NAML</span></a>), which represents more than 100 labs, released a position paper in December 2022 [link in comments] that firmly opposed Japan’s plan over 'a lack of adequate and accurate scientific data' about its safety.</p><p>"NAML members include some of the world’s most influential marine research institutes, including the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ScrippsInstitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScrippsInstitution</span></a> of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Oceanography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oceanography</span></a> at the University of California, San Diego." </p><p><a href="https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3232797/why-do-so-many-scientists-oppose-fukushima-radioactive-waste-discharge" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">scmp.com/news/china/science/ar</span><span class="invisible">ticle/3232797/why-do-so-many-scientists-oppose-fukushima-radioactive-waste-discharge</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OceansAreLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OceansAreLife</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IAEAHides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IAEAHides</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TEPCOLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TEPCOLies</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FukushimaIsntOver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FukushimaIsntOver</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoDumping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoDumping</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearPowerPlants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NuclearPowerPlants</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RadioactiveWater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RadioactiveWater</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RethinkNotRestart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RethinkNotRestart</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PacificOcean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PacificOcean</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DataFalsification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataFalsification</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ALPSSystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ALPSSystem</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>"In 2022, a position paper from the National Association of Marine Laboratories (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NAML" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NAML</span></a>), an organisation of influential marine research institutes in the United States, noted flaws in Tepco's data handling and scientific protocols." </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TEPCOLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TEPCOLies</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TEPCO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TEPCO</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FukushimaIsntOver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FukushimaIsntOver</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FukushimaDaiichi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FukushimaDaiichi</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FukushimaDaiichiNuclearPowerPlant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FukushimaDaiichiNuclearPowerPlant</span></a></p>
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