How is Fukushima affecting the Pacific Ocean?

Millions of tons of nuclear wastewater from Fukushima will be dumped into the sea. Japan’s government announced on Tuesday (April 13) that it will dump more than a million tons of contaminated wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean, beginning in two years.

Does Fukushima affect California?

They tested for the cesium-137 in those ashes. Though they did find increased levels of the radioactive waste, experts say there is nothing to worry about, according to The New York Times. There are no “health and safety concerns to California residents,” the California Department of Public Health told the Times.

How far did the radiation spread from Fukushima?

Last week, the IAEA found radiation exceeding its safety standards in a village 40 kilometers from Fukushima. It recommended that Japan extend the hazard zone but didn’t say by how much. Meanwhile, the United States, Britain, and Canada have recommended that its nationals keep a full 80 kilometers away from Fukushima.

How far is Fukushima from the coast?

Fukushima (福島県, Fukushima-ken) is the third largest of Japan’s 47 prefectures and stretches over 150 kilometers from the Pacific coast into the mountainous interior of northeastern Honshu.

Are Pacific fish safe to eat after Fukushima?

The disaster added just a fraction of a percent to the radiation that’s already in the ocean, 99 percent of which is naturally occurring. At those levels, you could eat piles of Pacific fish and have nothing to worry about from radiation, Fisher said.

Are people moving back to Fukushima?

Since the evacuation order was lifted a year later, 3,650 people have returned; just a fraction of the 13,000 who lived here before 2011. Some have died, including of old age, and others, especially young people and families, have relocated permanently elsewhere.

Is salmon from the Pacific safe to eat?

Unlike Atlantic salmon, there are still healthy wild stocks of Pacific salmon. Alaska for example, ranks as one of the world’s healthiest and best managed fisheries due to management based on sustainable yield – the idea that you harvest only the amount that doesn’t jeopardize the long term health of fish stocks.