164: Japan is about to release 1.3 million tons of Fukushima wastewater. Should we be concerned?

<div>There’s enough contaminated water at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant to fill 500 Olympic-sized swimming pools, but they’re running out of space. This week, environment journalist <strong>Mara Budgen</strong> joins us to discuss Japan’s plan to get rid of the wastewater — a plan that has made some of our neighbors very unhappy. <br> This story was produced with support from Internews’ <a href="https://earthjournalism.net">Earth Journalism Network</a>.<br> <br> Hosted by <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/shaun-mckenna/">Shaun McKenna</a> and produced by <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/david-cortez/">Dave Cortez</a>.<br> <br> <strong>On this episode:</strong> <br> Shaun McKenna: <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/shaun-mckenna/">Articles</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/jt_sloosh">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/slooshiness/">Instagram</a><br> Mara Budgen: <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/int-mara-budgen/">Articles</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/marabudgen">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mara.budin/">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://marabudgen.com/">Website</a><br> <br> <strong>Read/Listen more:</strong> </div> <ul> <li> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/07/national/fukushima-water-release-nra-south-korea/">Fukushima water release nears after OK from nuclear watchdog</a> (Eric Johnson, The Japan Times)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/03/10/national/dispute-fukushima-radioactive-soil/">Twelve years after 3/11, dispute grows over Fukushima’s radioactive soil</a> (Tomoko Otake, The Japan Times)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/podcast/fukushima-wild-animals/">Moving to Fukushima? You’ll have to kick out the boars first </a>(Alex Martin, Deep Dive from The Japan Times)</li> </ul> <div> <strong>Get in touch:</strong> Send us feedback at deepdive@japantimes.co.jp. Support the show by rating, reviewing and sharing the episode with a friend if you’ve enjoyed it. And do