Japan Will Release Radioactive Fukushima Water Into The Ocean, And Why That’s O.K.

[Mussels]

Like no joke, you've got the scary side down but made a mistake with one of the essentials - and this is what fuels everyones fear of scary scary radiation

Light, sound, gravity... all radiation. How you doing avoiding those three?

 

[mtcn77]

sunlight is radiation. you're looking at a screen right now giving out electromagnetic radiation.
You're mixing and matching terminologies and using them wrong, and thats what's throwing you off.

Most types of radiation are totally harmless to humans, or we'd have died off centuries ago.
Some are dangerous... and as with everythinig what matters there is the dosage. Kinda like how sunlight causes skin cancer, but not every human has died of skin cancer yet? cause... we go to the shade?

Then, you are saying you are not attune to the term 'ionizing radiation'? Don't go on wild tangents and assume you are better of. Slow down...

I'm sure we are attune to the term "ionizing radiation".

Light, sound, gravity... all radiation. How you doing avoiding those three?

They are not ionizing radiation. School couldn't end sooner...

Some are dangerous... and as with everythinig what matters there is the dosage. Kinda like how sunlight causes skin cancer, but not every human has died of skin cancer yet?

That is a play on words. Survivorship bias. You cannot build your theory on some inconclusive observation. It won't fit the narrative you are trying to build, but who am I kidding, we know your mind is set...

 

[qubit]

Don't hold a grudge. Nuclear is not chemical waste. I'm sure I can gain a reception there.

I'm not holding a grudge. You get the point I'm making. Don't deflect from it.

 

[mtcn77]

I'm not holding a grudge. You get the point I'm making. Don't deflect from it.

I'm not the one changing definitions...

 

[the54thvoid]

Please read this:

Ionizing radiation

www.nrc.gov

And this:

Ionizing Radiation​

Radiation can be either ionizing or non-ionizing, depending on how it affects matter. Non-ionizing radiation includes visible light, heat, radar, microwaves, and radio waves. This type of radiation deposits energy in the materials through which it passes, but it does not have sufficient energy to break molecular bonds or remove electrons from atoms.


By contrast, ionizing radiation (such as x-rays and cosmic rays) is more energetic than non-ionizing radiation. Consequently, when ionizing radiation passes through material, it deposits enough energy to break molecular bonds and displace (or remove) electrons from atoms. This electron displacement creates two electrically charged particles (ions), which may cause changes in living cells of plants, animals, and people.


Ionizing radiation has a number of beneficial uses. For example, we use ionizing radiation in smoke detectors and to treat cancer or sterilize medical equipment. Nonetheless, ionizing radiation is potentially harmful if not used correctly. Consequently, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) strictly regulates commerical and institutional uses of nuclear materials, including the following five major types of ionizing radiation:

Folks are arguing about the same thing.

 

[qubit]

I'm not the one changing definitions...

You're still making up strawman arguments and disrupting my thread. I did ask you not to do this as you threaten to shut it down.

 

[lexluthermiester]

I think a few of you need to understand the different types of radiation and what they do. I've already posted this elsewhere, but it applies well here;

This will help you understand how things work and very likely why releasing Tritium into the oceans is perfectly harmless.

(PS.. Don't eat the radioactive cookies...)

 

[MentalAcetylide]

Tritium emits beta radiation, which basically cannot penetrate your skin, or a piece of cardboard, or a few feet of water. The problem like with all beta emitters is if they get inside your body, they can do damage to cells and organs (= chance of cancer)

Given how much it will be diluted it'll be a complete non-issue, that's the most important point, which the article at Forbes seems to miss

Not sure if this was mentioned already, but I think you might be confusing alpha particles with beta particles. Depending on their energy, they can penetrate the skin, unlike alpha particles, which pose more of a contact/ingestion hazard.

 

[lexluthermiester]

Not sure if this was mentioned already, but I think you might be confusing alpha particles with beta particles. Depending on their energy, they can penetrate the skin, unlike alpha particles, which pose more of a contact/ingestion hazard.

No, he had it right, for the most part.