Fukushima fish with 180 times legal limit of radioactive cesium fuels water release fears - eviltoast
Black rockfish caught in May close to disaster-hit nuclear power station is one of dozens caught in the past year above the legal safety limit
  • queermunist she/her@lemmy.ml
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    2 years 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.)