Did the nuclear waste flow to China?

Nuclear waste water will flow to China.

The treated nuclear waste water refers to the waste water generated in the normal daily activities of nuclear power plants, such as water used for cleaning, dust removal, seawater desalination, etc., or water used for cooling key components of nuclear power plants. This water will not come into contact with radioactive materials in nuclear reactors, and can be discharged through pipelines after strict treatment. Nuclear wastewater is not equal to nuclear wastewater, but Japan has confused them. Nuclear sewage is more harmful, containing 64 kinds of nuclear radioactive substances including tritium.

Nuclear wastewater mainly contains tritium, a radioactive isotope of hydrogen, and its half-life is 12.3 years. Although tritium has low radioactivity, it can combine with oxygen to form tritium oxide (heavy water), so it can enter organisms or the environment. Tritium also has certain effects on human body and environment, such as cell division and gene expression. According to different sources and conditions, the concentration and proportion of tritium in nuclear wastewater are different, but they are usually lower than international standards and safety limits.

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Nuclear sewage contains many radioactive elements, such as uranium, plutonium, cesium, strontium, iodine and cobalt. Some have a long half-life, such as the half-life of uranium -238 is 4.5 billion years, and the half-life of plutonium -239 is 24,000 years. These radioactive elements have serious harm to human body and environment. According to different sources and conditions, the concentrations and proportions of various radioactive elements in nuclear sewage are different, but they usually far exceed international standards and safety limits.

If nuclear sewage is discharged into the environment without proper treatment, it will have a serious impact on the ecosystem and human health. Radioactive substances can spread through water, soil, air and food chain, which leads to the increase of radiation dose in organisms and causes various diseases and gene mutations. Therefore, the treatment and disposal of nuclear sewage must follow strict safety standards and norms to avoid any possible leakage and accidents.