No tritium found in fish one month after Fukushima water release

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No tritium found in fish one month after Fukushima water release
japantimes.co.jp

No detectable amount of tritium has been found in fish samples taken from waters near the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, where the discharge of treated radioactive water into the sea began a month ago, the government said Monday.

Tritium was not detected in the latest sample of two olive flounders caught Sunday, the Fisheries Agency said on its website. The agency has provided almost daily updates since the start of the water release, in a bid to dispel harmful rumors both domestically and internationally about its environmental impact.

The results of the first collected samples were published Aug. 9, before the discharge of treated water from the complex commenced on Aug. 24. The water had been used to cool melted nuclear fuel at the plant but has undergone a treatment process that removes most radionuclides except tritium.

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Dangit, now how am I gonna get my piscine superpowers/fish shaped tumors?

Lol, I read that as swimming pool

Found the fellow Romand (French-speaking Swiss for the rest of the World).

Well I'm sorry to say that I'm a Schpuntz but at least I know what a "piscine" is :D