Japan Says Sorry, But It Has to Dump This Radioactive Water Into the Ocean

the plant will soon run out of space to store the contaminated groundwater

Japanese officials have been debating how to best contain the radioactive water at the Fukushima plant for years, but the plan that seems to have stuck is to purify the water as best as possible, dilute the radioactive tritium that persists even after the cleaning process, and to dump it over the course of 30 years.

the plan is still considerably unpopular, especially among fishers who are concerned no one will want to buy fish caught in radioactive waters

Japanese officials say, the water won’t be dangerous to people — though only time will tell how much people trust it.