Decades After Dumping 150,000 Tons of Radioactive Waste, Barrels Are Visibly Oozing in the Atlantic
A report highlights the environmental legacy of historical waste disposal practices, noting that over 150,000 tons of radioactive material were dumped into the Atlantic Ocean between 1949 and 1982. Recent observations show that some of these containers are now visibly oozing on the ocean floor. The situation has sparked renewed discussion regarding the long-term ecological impact of industrial waste management and the accountability of nations that participated in these deep-sea disposal programs. The imagery juxtaposes the stark reality of these deteriorating underwater barrels with a meme expressing disbelief at human environmental decision-making.
Dilution is the solution they say
Guess what the seafood will taste like now?
It's telling that all they can say is "visibly oozing". No comment on whether it poses any health risk. It's buried several miles deep under a trillion tones of water, so probably not anything to worry about.
A quick search on perplexity.ai "The European countries documented as dumping low-level radioactive waste in the northeast Atlantic were: United Kingdom Belgium France Netherlands Switzerland Sweden Germany (then West Germany) Italy These eight countries disposed of an estimated
Privatise the profit, socialise the cost!
Bet the one who did it paid a fine to the government, a fine tbat was probably pocket change to the owner
a lot less impressive out of the title : "So, between 1949 and 1982, that's where it went – more than 200,000 barrels of low-level radioactive waste, totaling more than 150,000 tons, mostly dumped at depths between 3,000 and 5,000 meters (9,840 and 16,400 feet)."
wait until you know how many waste russia dumped.
Soon...
saved few thousand bucks on sealing it in a concrete cube somewhere, it's perfectly normal and logical. We will literally go extinct if it's profitable