In the final pitch for the 2020 Olympic, Japanese Prime Minister Abe declared to the Committee that the radiation leak at Fukushima Nuclear Station has been perfectly blocked. [1] However, the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) which is taking care of the recovery admits that about 300 tonnes of radioactive groundwater are escaping into the nearby Pacific Ocean every day [2]
So who should we believe?
The Fukushima disaster has taught us to believe in the worst case scenario. These nuclear substances have a life of many years, so the ocean will be polluted for decades to come. With more and more waste being poured into the ocean, what will happen to the Pacific Ocean? Right now, fishes are already showing signs of contamination, and already at US and Canada’s coast. [3] There are predictions that the situation will get worse. When the contamination goes up the food chain to most fishes and then to human [4], the worst case will be no more food source form the sea. So rather than keeping the public guessing and worry, governments around the world should be more transparent.
What is the plan for the future? Should there be changes in business plans? These are questions that businessmen should be asking.
[3] Tuna caught off California carry radiation from the Japanese disaster, Stanford scientist finds
[3] US Northwest /Fish and water have shown signs of Fukushima contamination.
[4] Radioactivity in the Ocean: Diluted, But Far from Harmless “This is not an imminent health concern, but we haven’t seen the end of it,” said Theo Teofanous, professor of chemical and mechanical engineering at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Will travel up food chain.