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Fukushima fish with 180 times legal limit of radioactive cesium fuels water release fears (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Well actually cooling water is bombarded with neutrons, which transforms hydrogen atoms into deuterium and radioactive tritium. It's just generally regarded as harmless (probably because there's no good way to test for bioaccumulation.)