So we can all attempt to visualize the issue, let’s do some math.
This stuff we’re on about ain’t really ‘plain water’, but just for schmittes and giggles, we’ll use the plain water calculation.
Plain water — 12 U.S. gallons is right about 100 lbs. (45.36 kg).
There are 358.30 U.S. gallons (1356.3 liters) per metric ton (2,204 lbs).
One-million metric tons of plain water = 358,300,000 gallons (1,357,957,000 Liters).
An olympic-size swimming pool is approximately 164 ft (50m) long x 80 ft (25m) wide x 7ft (2 m) deep.
An olympic-size swimming pool contains approximately 660,000 gallons (2,501,400 Liters) of water.
Japan is currently holding at least 543 olympic-size swimming pools filled - and (supposedly) thoroughly sealed to any outside influence - at least 543 olympic-size swimming pools filled with highly-contaminated, long half-life water.
Okay, now that we’re starting to get a grasp with the logistical side of things, let’s place that calculated number on an island nation of approximately 146,000 square miles where all usable land is at more than just a simple premium. Where are they supposed to put at least 543 olympic-size swimming pools with multiple layers of environmental and other security measures ?
So then, what to do with all that water….. What to do….. What to d……… Got it !
23 December 2019, The Tokyo Electric Power Company has proposed making the contaminated water simply disappear - poof - gone.
You know….. release it into the ocean.
W h a t c o u l d p o s s i b l y g o w r o n g ?
PS….. There’s already ‘issues’ with the water on the Alaska, Canada, Pacific coast.
So we can all attempt to visualize the issue, let’s do some math.
This stuff we’re on about ain’t really ‘plain water’, but just for schmittes and giggles, we’ll use the plain water calculation.
Plain water — 12 U.S. gallons is right about 100 lbs. (45.36 kg).
There are 358.30 U.S. gallons (1356.3 liters) per metric ton (2,204 lbs).
One-million metric tons of plain water = 358,300,000 gallons (1,357,957,000 Liters).
An olympic-size swimming pool is approximately 164 ft (50m) long x 80 ft (25m) wide x 7ft (2 m) deep.
An olympic-size swimming pool contains approximately 660,000 gallons (2,501,400 Liters) of water.
Japan is currently holding at least 543 olympic-size swimming pools filled - and (supposedly) thoroughly sealed to any outside influence - at least 543 olympic-size swimming pools filled with highly-contaminated, long half-life water.
Okay, now that we’re starting to get a grasp with the logistical side of things, let’s place that calculated number on an island nation of approximately 146,000 square miles where all usable land is at more than just a simple premium. Where are they supposed to put at least 543 olympic-size swimming pools with multiple layers of environmental and other security measures ?
So then, what to do with all that water….. What to do….. What to d……… Got it !
23 December 2019, The Tokyo Electric Power Company has proposed making the contaminated water simply disappear - poof - gone.
You know….. release it into the ocean.
W h a t c o u l d p o s s i b l y g o w r o n g ?
PS….. There’s already ‘issues’ with the water on the Alaska, Canada, Pacific coast.