#pacificocean — Public Fediverse posts

I've cursed LA a lot lately, but looking back on that fateful first visit, I'm struck by how there's no feeling quite like discovering that yes, every flicker onto the silver screen that defined your childhood is *real*. Even if only in lonesome glimpses of atmosphere...

Captured by me one February, looking northwestward from Santa Monica: "Malibu Fading".

#art #photography #sky #skyscape #sunset #twilight #California #landscape #AmericanWest #WestCoast #PacificCoast #PacificOcean

I've cursed LA a lot lately, but looking back on that fateful first visit, I'm struck by how there's no feeling quite like discovering that yes, every flicker onto the silver screen that defined your childhood is *real*. Even if only in lonesome glimpses of atmosphere...

Captured by me one February, looking northwestward from Santa Monica: "Malibu Fading".

#art #photography #sky #skyscape #sunset #twilight #California #landscape #AmericanWest #WestCoast #PacificCoast #PacificOcean

I've cursed LA a lot lately, but looking back on that fateful first visit, I'm struck by how there's no feeling quite like discovering that yes, every flicker onto the silver screen that defined your childhood is *real*. Even if only in lonesome glimpses of atmosphere...

Captured by me one February, looking northwestward from Santa Monica: "Malibu Fading".

#art #photography #sky #skyscape #sunset #twilight #California #landscape #AmericanWest #WestCoast #PacificCoast #PacificOcean

I've cursed LA a lot lately, but looking back on that fateful first visit, I'm struck by how there's no feeling quite like discovering that yes, every flicker onto the silver screen that defined your childhood is *real*. Even if only in lonesome glimpses of atmosphere...

Captured by me one February, looking northwestward from Santa Monica: "Malibu Fading".

#art #photography #sky #skyscape #sunset #twilight #California #landscape #AmericanWest #WestCoast #PacificCoast #PacificOcean

I've cursed LA a lot lately, but looking back on that fateful first visit, I'm struck by how there's no feeling quite like discovering that yes, every flicker onto the silver screen that defined your childhood is *real*. Even if only in lonesome glimpses of atmosphere...

Captured by me one February, looking northwestward from Santa Monica: "Malibu Fading".

#art #photography #sky #skyscape #sunset #twilight #California #landscape #AmericanWest #WestCoast #PacificCoast #PacificOcean

California homeowners evacuate as monster waves batter Long Beach homes

California homeowners were forced to flee their properties Monday as powerful waves from Tropical Storm Marie battered the…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #California #Evacuations #extremeweather #Floods #hurricanes #longbeach #Metro #PacificOcean #tropicalstorm #UnitedStates #Us #USNews #USA
https://www.newsbeep.com/724567/

Geopolitics: Challenge to Pacific influence | Featured Columnists

The Asia Pacific region’s geopolitical tensions were on display last week at the convening of the Pacific Islands…
#Politics #australia #China #geopolitics #globalpolitics #internationalrelations #PacificIslandsForum #pacificocean #Palau #politicalstatusoftaiwan #UnitedStates
https://www.europesays.com/3239490/

#SilentSunday

#photo #photography #yyj #victoria #bc #JamesBay #notAI #HollandPoint #DallasRoadShoreline #beach #driftwood #water #ocean #Pacificocean #JuandeFucaStrait #waves #OlympicMountains #WA #Washington

#MeerMittwoch #SeaWednesday #pacificocean #ThrowbackThursday (early) #oregoncoast #holga #analogphotography #2012CE #september #neahkahniemountain #wayfindingpoint #viewpoint #EvergreenTrees #nogenerativeai

2012 View from Neahkahnie Mountain Wayfinding Point

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Surfing Before School

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Sea Foam Circa 2011

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Lincoln City Oregon, April 2007

What To Watch On YouTube Right Now – Part 151

Welcome back my readers, YouTube viewers and all others who followed this series of articles focused on YouTube videos worth watching.

Have you been searching for something fun or interesting to watch on YouTube? Do you feel bored right now and you crave for something to see on the world’s most popular online video destination?

I recommend you check out the following videos I found.

#1 Ashleigh Burton reacts to Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb – When it comes to movies about the Cold War and the rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union, Stanley Kubrick’s 1964 movie Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb stood out with its very unique presentation backed with memorable performances by Peter Sellers and George C. Scott. The film was a satire about the Cold War tensions between America and Russia, and it gave moviegoers a unique look as to what could have happened behind the secured government offices and how each nation communicated with each other over the hotline. Kubrick’s film is so significant, it got featured in many movie reaction videos on YouTube and I had fun watching Ashleigh Burton’s reaction video. Go watch it now!

https://youtu.be/0UvpfBk4Kmw?si=FxiDWW7e-nuh0uXa

#2 Behind the Scenes Making of Resident Evil (1996) – It has been over thirty years since Resident Evil was first released and today it has grown into a multimedia entertainment franchise still driven by video game productions. Although many video game publications published a lot of articles about the original game from 1996, none of them captured the behind-the-scenes making at Capcom which the YouTube video below features. Even if you are not a Resident Evil fan, I still encourage you to watch it as you can learn a lot about the process, the hard work done by the Japanese and insight shared by Shinji Mikami.

https://youtu.be/fAL9T9U2xTE?si=8Ubd690wH15EmiVK

#3 The Multi-million Dollar Theft With Fake Coupons – Over a decade ago, someone in the state of Arizona started an illegal operation using fake coupons which grew so dramatically, it became a shadow enterprise and two more people got involved. The operation of multiple fake shopping coupons robbed corporations several millions of Dollars and the one who started it got so rich she even bought herself many luxury vehicles. To find out the details about this true crime story, watch the video below and pay close attention.

https://youtu.be/Aggc-E0T2ak?si=Xk1F8CtTkaQV8TZ1

#4 Austria Fought Back Against Islam – Massive immigration that includes Islamists who are obsessed with conquering new nations is very clearly dangerous and even toxic. With so many illegal aliens/immigrants and Muslims in Europe, it is clear that the future of the Europeans is looking more uncertain as time passes. Among them is Austria which boldly made changes to prioritize its own people and preserve its rich culture by pushing back hard against Islamists. Already there were Islamic scandals that were uncovered there in Austria. Watch and learn from the Fall of Nations video below.

https://youtu.be/n5MVM52exGs?si=uH6a53eb4aE5fxWJ

#5 The Fall of BuzzFeed – Remember how popular BuzzFeed was? Even though a lot of people got lured by them, I never trusted BuzzFeed and I was never interested with their videos and other online gimmicks. BuzzFeed was also a very questionable participant in journalism no matter what they did to gain credibility. Fortunately for the world, BuzzFeed collapsed and deservedly so. To find out why, watch MAGAmark’s video below.

https://youtu.be/SikAZ0zaQ7g?si=BVVNDGBR0BgVg8-6

#6 Record-breaking Rainfall Hits Chiba Prefecture in Japan – Apart from being vulnerable to earthquakes which is connected with being located within the Pacific Ring of Fire, Japan also has its share of struggles with immense rainfall and flooding. Recently, record-breaking rainfall hit Chiba Prefecture causing a lot of flood and hardship for the Japanese. If you were a constant visitor to Japan, was there ever a time when you got caught in heavy rain and flooding there? Watch and learn from the Nippon TV video below.

https://youtu.be/5Su4DzVfZkk?si=r66FP6RNdsfHH-Vr

#7 Role-playing Games About 1990s Anime – Believe it or not, there are indeed role-playing games (RPGs) based on anime properties that were popular in the 1990s. Of course, a lot of those anime-based RPGs were released only in Japan and some of them became playable with English translations through digital patches, emulation and fan-made translations. If you are into retro gaming, anime, RPGs and the 1990s, watch the Gaming Broductions video below.

https://youtu.be/cK2Gp-mosxo?si=laqA-8XHec40S9zc

#8 Assorted Pacific Rim Reaction Videos – When Pacific Rim was released in cinemas worldwide in 2013, I never bothered to watch it in the local cinema. Here in the Philippines, there was a lot of pre-release buzz that Manila would appear in the movie and so many local film buffs got excited. The movie eventually grossed over $400 million worldwide through theaters and a lot of people enjoyed its high-quality visuals, intense battles and the special attention to detail invested on the size and scale of the locations. The movie has been featured in several reaction videos and posted below are the entertaining ones to watch.

https://youtu.be/k9jIe3pN6Dk?si=WM6NvAh-8gvx_Jow

https://youtu.be/uVEqUuGtrd4?si=J8kt1MeCAXL5yIhr

https://youtu.be/uoNPvcreM8s?si=UVW8q4m2a7ov9fLI

#9 Ranting for Vengeance Slams Video Essay Slop on YouTube – It is not a secret that YouTube is filled not only with artificial intelligence (AI) slop but also video essays made by individuals who arrogantly think of themselves as experts and wise creators. In his recent video, Ranting for Vengeance slammed the video essay slop on YouTube and explained in detail what kind of people created those videos, what their agenda and why people should not allow themselves to be influenced by them. I encourage you to watch the video below now.

https://youtu.be/r8hhXBuXNb4?si=z_nZ3U4n_QGwNaFC

#10 Shallow Focus is a Disease in Movies – There is a new trend that has influence the production of movies in Hollywood (AKA Commiewood) for many years now and it has literally become a disease which made the viewing of movies undesirable. The disease is shallow focus which occurs when the area of sharpness in front of a camera lens is very narrow which results in blurry backgrounds. Shallow focus is being abused in modern-day filmmaking and it is only getting worse. That said, I encourage you all to watch Rowan J Coleman’s video below and share it to as many film buffs as possible.

https://youtu.be/2I4X14L5WsA?si=cSdYmBW4QTsqR6hH

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Surfing Before School

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I Spy With My Little Eye...

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California Surfing

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#meermittwoch #SeaWednesday #lastcall #encinitas #harbor #california #digitalphotography #walking #sari #sunhat #pacificocean #overcast #reflection #beach #tide #jetty #rocks #july #nogenerativeai

Striding Towards the Jetty

#MeerMittwoch #SeaWednesday #waving #july #digitalphotography #pacificocean #encinitas #california #californiavacation #westcoast #cliff #deadtree #foilage #waves #surf #nogenerativeai

Goodbye Beautiful Coast

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New footage captures moment Artemis II crew welcomed home

Newly released footage shows the moment a recovery crew opens the hatch of the Artemis II’s Orion capsule…
#NewsBeep #News #Space #ArtemisII #Astronauts #AU #Australia #darksideofthemoon #Marsmission #marsreturn #missionintegrity #missionsuccess #moonlanding #NASA #Orioncapsule #PacificOcean #Science
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/607445/

New footage captures moment Artemis II crew welcomed home

Newly released footage shows the moment a recovery crew opens the hatch of the Artemis II’s Orion capsule…
#NewsBeep #News #Space #ArtemisII #Astronauts #AU #Australia #darksideofthemoon #Marsmission #marsreturn #missionintegrity #missionsuccess #moonlanding #NASA #Orioncapsule #PacificOcean #Science
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/607445/

#Trump Calls His Enemies Terrorists. Does That Mean He Can Just Kill Them?

From boat strikes to killings in the streets of Minnesota to NSPM-7, the White House leans on the word “terror” to justify its violence.

Nick Turse, February 2 2026

" ' #Terrorist ' is the word that the Trump administration employs to describe the victims of its most egregious acts of #StateViolence.

"President Donald Trump has used the word 'terrorist' to justify the #ExtrajudicialKillings of civilians in the #CaribbeanSea and #PacificOcean. And his deputies used it to explain away the killings of #AlexPretti and #ReneeGood in Minneapolis by federal agents.

" 'Earlier this morning, on my Orders, U.S. Military Forces conducted a kinetic strike against positively identified Tren de Aragua #NarcoTerrorists,' Trump wrote following the initial boat strike on September 2, 2025. He said the attack 'occurred while the terrorists were at sea in International waters.'

"Secretary of Homeland Security #KristiNoem said that Good and Pretti were guilty of '#DomesticTerrorism.' And top White House adviser #StephenMiller used similar language to describe both.

"These killings were conducted thousands of miles apart by different agencies in very different contexts. But the connection between them could be more than semantic."

Read more:
https://theintercept.com/2026/02/02/trump-nspm-7-domestic-terrorist-minneapolis-alex-pretti/

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/7VepO#

#USPol #ICESucks #DomesticTerrorist #CriminalizingDissent #TrumpSucks #MurderPatrol #BorderPatrol #DefundICE #DefundDHS #Resistance
#DepartmentOfHomelandInsecurity

Northern Hemisphere Wintertime Teleconnections from the 2023–24 El Niño Offset by Background SST Trends
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https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-25-0227.1 <-- shared paper
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https://doi.org/10.1029/2024GL108946 <-- shared paper
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#USA #Canada #NorthAmerica #Mexico #NorthernEurope #PacificOcean #ElNiño #ElNino #pluvial #precipitation #rainfall #snow #weather #climate #humanimpacts #model #modeling #spatial #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #atmosphere #extremeweather #CONUS #California #atmosphericriver #AtlanticOcean #IndianOcean #tropical #ENSO #winter #ocean #trend #teleconnections #seasurfacetemperature #SST #atmospheric #climatechange #natural #anthropogenic #noaa #NSF
#NationalCenterforAtmosphericResearch

One of my fave isolated #beaches to have a fire & hang out, watching the #ocean 😊 I love rock hunting here too. I've found lots of interesting rocks here before.
It's a 45 minute drive from our home to get to this spot. I saw no one else there, on my last visit.

#Tsouke #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #rockhounds #WestCoast #seaside #PacificOcean #Sooke #nature #ChillSpots #serenity #landscape #driftwood #scenic #evergreen #BritishColumbia #Canada #FavePlaces #coastal

#Landfill Dumped In Early #EisenhowerEra Through Swinging #SanFrancisco 60s And Supposedly Sealed Off In 7😀's is Leaching Into The #PacificOcean

The site buried under bulldozed boulders at Mussel Rock Beach along the #SanMateo #Seashore gurgles up #garbage including easily read old newspapers from the early 1960s.

The dreaded #CaliforniaCoastalCommission could hit #DalyCity resident #taxpayers with huge fines, but current denizens of this working class enclave object to being blamed for poor planning by bureaucratic buffoons in decades past, putting #toxic heavy metals and ammonia into ground water as well as the sea itself..

https://www.mercurynews.com/2025/08/26/old-landfill-that-closed-47-years-ago-continues-to-leak-trash-into-pacific-ocean/?share=uthrdriocammrpe2uowc

#BayArea #StupidHumans #GiftLink #SharedLink #PaywallLift

#Landfill Dumped In Early #EisenhowerEra Through Swinging #SanFrancisco 60s And Supposedly Sealed Off In 7😀's is Leaching Into The #PacificOcean

The site buried under bulldozed boulders at Mussel Rock Beach along the #SanMateo #Seashore gurgles up #garbage including easily read old newspapers from the early 1960s.

The dreaded #CaliforniaCoastalCommission could hit #DalyCity resident #taxpayers with huge fines, but current denizens of this working class enclave object to being blamed for poor planning by bureaucratic buffoons in decades past, putting #toxic heavy metals and ammonia into ground water as well as the sea itself..

https://www.mercurynews.com/2025/08/26/old-landfill-that-closed-47-years-ago-continues-to-leak-trash-into-pacific-ocean/?share=uthrdriocammrpe2uowc

#BayArea #StupidHumans #GiftLink #SharedLink #PaywallLift

https://www.alojapan.com/1312013/the-jaw-dropping-island-with-world-war-2-wrecks-thats-a-haven-for-dark-tourism-world-news/ The jaw-dropping island with World War 2 wrecks that’s a haven for dark tourism | World | News #BeautifulIslandWithWorldWar2Wrecks #DarkTourism #JapanTourism #PacificBattles #PacificOcean #PeleliuIsland #PlacesToExploreWorldWar2History #tourism #WhereToSeeWorldWar2Wrecks #WorldWar2 #WorldWar2Battles #WorldWar2Wrecks Dark tourism is growing in popularity as more people take interest in the world’s most terrifying historical events. And t…

https://www.alojapan.com/1312013/the-jaw-dropping-island-with-world-war-2-wrecks-thats-a-haven-for-dark-tourism-world-news/ The jaw-dropping island with World War 2 wrecks that’s a haven for dark tourism | World | News #BeautifulIslandWithWorldWar2Wrecks #DarkTourism #JapanTourism #PacificBattles #PacificOcean #PeleliuIsland #PlacesToExploreWorldWar2History #tourism #WhereToSeeWorldWar2Wrecks #WorldWar2 #WorldWar2Battles #WorldWar2Wrecks Dark tourism is growing in popularity as more people take interest in the world’s most terrifying historical events. And t…

🟡 Alaska Native Boat Sailing Pacific Northwest 1920s Sydney Lawrence⁣
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Shooting fake film stills beside the #PacificOcean, in #EastSooke Park, on a gray, foggy & cloud covered day. Using one #HMILight on stand, anchored down on rocks with 3 sandbags.

#Photography #lighting #setup #Tsouke #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #Photographers #MonochromeMonday #BWphoto #BehindTheScenes

Coast #Salish Water Warriors: Voices for the Water at the #SalishSea Assembly in #Seattle

By #BrendaNorrell, #CensoredNews at #Indybay, Nov. 8, 2024

"The defenders are battling the dirty energy #corporations poisoning the land, water and air in western #Canada and #WashingtonState, and the waters of the Salish Sea. The rivers from British Columbia in Canada and Washington State come together in the Salish Sea on their journey to the #PacificOcean.

"The dead birds floating in the Alberta tar sands #TailingPonds, the #ManCamps linked to missing and murdered Indigenous girls, and the increased oil tankers in the Salish Sea -- are all parts of the dirty oil business of the Trans Mountain pipeline pouring out of Alberta's dirty tar sands in Canada, bound for #OilTankers in the Salish Sea.

"The destruction, and theft of land, is a continuation of the #genocidal residential school system. Native children were kidnapped, ripped from their families, and incarcerated in the abusive schools operated by Canada and the churches.

"'We can't drink water from there any more,' said Jean, who lives close to the Alberta tar sands in her homeland. 'I was born into this destruction.

"'Thousands of birds are dead in the tailing ponds.'"

https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2024/11/coast-salish-water-warriors-voices-for.html

#WaterDefenders #LandBack #DefendTheSacred
#BigOilAndGas #CorporateColonialism
#ReaderSupportedNews #IndigenousActivists #IndigenousActivism #IndigenousNews #Resistance #MotherEarth #PacificNorthwest #WaterIsLife #PetrolState #PetroState #Oiligarchy #ResidentialSchools #StolenChildren #CulturalGenocide #MMIW #MMIWG

#ThrowbackThursday
2021.
Jordan River surfboard sign - Respect the locals.

#VancouverIsland #VanIsle #surfboard #PacificOcean #oceanside #oceanfront #Cascadia #JuanDeFucaDistrict #Tsouke #Pacheedaht #JordanRiver #Westcoast #BCSurf #CoastalBC #BritishColumbia #PacificNorthwest #Canada #PNW #TourismVanvouverIsland #TourismBC #sign

Picture of the day: #Radioactive rally

Aug. 22, 2024
AP

"#SouthKorean environmental activists stage a rally Wednesday near a building which houses the Japanese Embassy, in Seoul, #SouthKorea, to demand Japan stop the release of treated #RadioactiveWater into the sea from the damaged #Fukushima #NuclearPowerPlant plant."

Archived version:
https://web.archive.org/web/20240821222140/https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/radioactive-rally

#NoDumping #FukushimaWater
#PacificOcean #WaterIsLife
#Corporatism #Corruption
#JapanGovernment #TEPCOLies #OceansAreLife #bioaccumulation #bioconcentration

I see how it goes. When #China or #SouthKorea or other countries are concerned about #FukushimaDaiichi "treated" #RadioactiveWater #dumping and call into question #TEPCO's data, it's #propaganda against #Japan -- forgetting the FACT that #TEPCOLies -- and has been LYING for YEARS! Not sure why either #IAEA is believing TEPCO or maybe is complicit in hiding the data? Something's fishy (pun intended)!

#NoDumping #FukushimaWater
#PacificOcean #WaterIsLife
#Corporatism #Corruption
#JapanGovernment
#OceansAreLife #IAEAHides ? #DataFalsification

[PDF] National Association of Marine Laboratories
Position Paper

Scientific opposition to Japan’s planned release of over 1.3 million tons of radioactively contaminated water from the #FukushimaDaiIchi #NuclearPowerPlant
disaster into the #PacificOcean.

December 2022

“The National Association of Marine Laboratories (#NAML), an organization of more than
100 member laboratories, opposes Japan’s plans to begin releasing over 1.3 million tons of radioactively contaminated water from the Fukushima-Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the Pacific Ocean commencing in 2023. This opposition is based on the fact that there is a lack of adequate and accurate scientific data supporting Japan’s assertion of safety.

"Furthermore, there is an abundance of data demonstrating serious concerns about releasing radioactively contaminated water.

“The Pacific Ocean is the largest continuous body of water on our planet, containing the greatest biomass of organisms of ecological, economic, and cultural value, including 70 percent of the world’s #fisheries. The health of all the world’s #OceanEcosystems is in documented decline due
to a variety of stressors, including climate change, over-exploitation of resources, and pollution.

"The proposed release of this #contaminated water is a #transboundary and #transgenerational issue of concern for the health of marine ecosystems and those whose lives and livelihoods depend on them. We are concerned about the absence of critical data on the radionuclide content of each tank, the Advanced Liquid Processing System, which is used to remove radionuclides, and the assumption that upon the release of the contaminated wastewater,
‘dilution is the solution to pollution.’

“The underlying rationale of #dilution ignores the reality of biological processes of #OrganicBinding,
#bioaccumulation, and #bioconcentration, as well as accumulation in local seafloor sediments. Many of the radionuclides contained in the accumulated waste cooling water have half-lives ranging from decades to centuries, and their deleterious effects range from #DNADamage and
#cellular stress to elevated #cancer risks in people who eat affected marine organisms, such as clams, oysters, crabs, lobster, shrimp, and fish.

"Additionally, the effectiveness of the Advanced Liquid Processing System in almost completely removing the over 60 different #radionuclides present in the affected wastewater—some of which have an affinity to target specific tissues, glands, organs, and metabolic pathways in #LivingOrganisms, including people—remains a
serious concern due to the absence of critical data.

"The supporting data provided by the Tokyo Electric Power Company and the #JapaneseGovernment are insufficient and, in some cases, incorrect, with flaws in sampling protocols, statistical design, sample analyses, and assumptions, which in turn lead to flaws in the
conclusion of safety and prevent a more thorough evaluation of better alternative approaches to disposal. A full range of approaches to addressing the problem of safely containing, storing, and disposing of the radioactive waste have not been adequately explored, and alternatives to ocean dumping should be examined in greater detail and with extensive scientific rigor.

“NAML calls on the Government of #Japan and International Atomic Energy Agency (#IAEA) scientists to more fully and adequately consider the options recommended by the #PacificIslandsForum’s Expert Panel. We believe public policy decisions, regulations, and actions must keep pace with and make use of relevant advancements in our scientific understanding of the #environment and human health. In this case, we believe policy makers have not fully availed themselves of the available science and should do so before making any final decisions on releasing this contaminated water into the Pacific. NAML members are unified in our concern about use of the oceans as a dumping ground for radioactively contaminated water and other #pollutants because such actions can negatively affect the long-term health and sustainability of
our planet.

“We urge the Government of Japan to stop pursuing their planned and precedent-setting release of the radioactively contaminated water into the Pacific Ocean and to work with the broader scientific community to pursue other approaches [like #ClosedLoop systems or binding radionuclides in concerete] that protect #OceanLife; human health; and
those communities who depend on ecologically, economically, and culturally valuable marine
resources. “

Adopted by the NAML Board of Directors, December 12, 2022

https://www.naml.org/policy/documents/2022-12-12%20Position%20Paper,%20Release%20of%20Radioactively%20Contaminated%20Water%20into%20the%20Ocean.pdf

#WaterIsLife #OceansAreLife
#IAEAHides #TEPCOLies
#FukushimaIsntOver #NoDumping #NuclearPowerPlants #RadioactiveWater #RethinkNotRestart #PacificOcean #DataFalsification #ALPSSystem

August 2023:

Explainer | Why do many scientists oppose #Fukushima #radioactive waste discharge?

The release of treated waste water from the #NuclearPlant has begun, despite concerns from major scientific organisations

IAEA is monitoring the operation but many experts are questioning the amount of data being collected

by Victoria Bela
Published: 2:05pm, 30 Aug 2023

"Japan’s decision to start releasing around 30 years’ worth of treated radioactive waste into the #PacificOcean on #August24 has drawn criticism from some countries, including China, as well as some of the world’s leading scientific organisations.

"The plan to deal with the 1.3 million tonnes of contaminated water accumulated since the #FukushimaDaiichi #NuclearPowerPlant meltdown in 2011 includes removing most of the radioactive chemicals before it is discharged into the ocean.

[...]

"However, the ALPS has been shown to be unsuccessful in filtering out the other 62 radioactive chemicals present in the waste water, according to data from the Japanese ministry for economy, trade and industry (#METI).

"According to METI, around 70 per cent of ALPS-treated water still contained #radioactive substances other than #tritium by the end of 2020, and needed to be #repurified.

"The US-based National Association of Marine Laboratories (#NAML), which represents more than 100 labs, released a position paper in December 2022 [link in comments] that firmly opposed Japan’s plan over 'a lack of adequate and accurate scientific data' about its safety.

"NAML members include some of the world’s most influential marine research institutes, including the #ScrippsInstitution of #Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego."

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3232797/why-do-so-many-scientists-oppose-fukushima-radioactive-waste-discharge

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From Detailedpedia: Discharge of radioactive water of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant

Last updated at 2024-08-21

"Discharge to ocean, treated water

Advanced Liquid Processing System (2013–)

"To prevent the reactor meltdowns from worsening, a continuous supply of new water is necessary to cool the melted fuel debris. As of 2013, 400 metric tonnes of water was becoming radioactively contaminated each day. The contaminated water is pumped out and combined into the reactor-cooling loop, which includes strontium–cesium removal (KURION, SURRY) and reverse osmosis desalination processes.

"In October 2012, TEPCO introduced the "Advanced Liquid Processing System" (ALPS, Japanese: 多核種除去設備), which is designed to remove radionuclides other than tritium and carbon-14. ALPS works by first pre-processing the water by iron coprecipitation (removes alpha nuclides and organics) and carbonate coprecipitation (removes alkali earth metals including strontium elements). The water is then passed through 16 absorbent columns to remove nuclides.

"Wastewater is pumped to ALPS along with the concentrated saltwater from desalination. As some tritium still remains, even treated water would require dilution to meet drinkable standards. Although carbon-14 is not removed, the content in pre-treatment water is low enough to meet drinkable standards without dilution.

"Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) approved the design of ALPS in March 2013. ALPS is to be run in three independent units and will be able to purify 250 tons of water per day. Unit "A" started operation in April. In June, unit A was found to be leaking water and shut down. In July, the cause was narrowed down to chloride and hypochlorite corrosion of water tanks; TEPCO responded by adding a rubber layer into the tanks. By August, all systems were shut down awaiting repair. One unit was expected to come online by September, with full recovery planned by the end of 2013.

"By September 2018, TEPCO reports that 20% of the water had been treated to the required level.

"By 2020, the daily buildup of contaminated water was reduced to 170 metric tonnes thanks to groundwater isolation installations. TEPCO reports that 72% of the water in its tanks, some from early trials of ALPS, needed to be #repurified. The portion of ready-to-discharge water raised to 34% by 2021, and to 35% by 2023.

"Some scientists expressed reservations due to potential #bioaccumulation of #ruthenium, #cobalt, #strontium, and #plutonium, which sometimes slip through the ALPS process and were present in 71% of the tanks.

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"Ferenc Dalnoki-Veress, a scientist-in-residence at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, said regarding dilution that bringing in living creatures makes the situation more complex. Robert Richmond, a biologist from the University of Hawaiʻi, told the BBC that the inadequate #radiological and #ecological assessment raises the concern that #Japan would be unable to detect what enters the environment and 'get the genie back in the bottle'. Dalnoki-Veress, Richmond, and three other panelists consulting for the #PacificIslandsForum wrote that #dilution may fail to account for #bioaccumulation and exposure pathways that involve organically-bound tritium (#OBT)."

Read more [includes references]:
https://www.detailedpedia.com/wiki-Discharge_of_radioactive_water_of_the_Fukushima_Daiichi_Nuclear_Power_Plant

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From 2007:

"Not Again": Yet Another #TEPCO Scandal

Citizens' Nuclear Information Center

"Over the years there have been all sorts of cases of data fabrication and falsification at #nuclear, thermal and hydroelectric power plants. Each time the power companies and plant makers apologize and say that they will lance the wound, but then they go and repeat the same behavior over and over again. When Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) reported yet another case of data falsification to the Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry (#METI) the headline in the Fukushima local newspaper the following day (1 February 2007) was 'Not Again!', sigh the local people and the Prefectural government '.

"The latest scandal began when Asahi Shimbun newspaper reported on 31 October 2006 that #Chugoku Electric Power Company had falsified data for #DoyoDam on the #MatanoRiver. People might assume that the reason for #ChugokuElectric's admission was simply that it had made a judgment that the problem could no longer be concealed once it was leaked to the newspaper. However, there was more behind the admission than meets the eye. Even before this, anti-dam activists had been pursuing TEPCO over suspicious data related to its dams. For example, it had recorded flow measurements that could not possibly have been taken, because the locations were inaccessible due to heavy snow falls. Chugoku Electric's admission should be seen against this background.

"METI and the Ministry of Land Infrastructure and Transport responded by demanding that all electric power companies check their records. The upshot was that it was discovered that Chugoku Electric was not alone. In fact, it became apparent that all power companies had falsified and fabricated data in relation to such things as subsidence of dam embankments, and alterations to facilities without prior approval.

"The next major development came on November 15th, when it was revealed that Chugoku Electric had falsified data in relation to releases of hot wastewater at its #Shimonoseki thermal power plant. This led to similar revelations for nuclear power plants owned by TEPCO, #Kansai Electric Power Company (#KEPCO), Tohoku Electric Power Company and Japan Atomic Power Company (#JAPCO). On 10 January 2007 TEPCO submitted a report to METI entitled 'Causes of and measures to prevent a repetition of falsification of sea temperature data at the condenser outlets of #KashiwazakiKariwa Nuclear Power Plant, Reactors 1 and 4'.

"The report said, 'An investigation of power plants was instigated, because the Shimonoseki thermal power plant case reminded a worker that corrections had been made to sea temperature data.' As a result, falsification (referred to by TEPCO as "corrections") was discovered at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa reactors 1 & 4 and #Fukushima I reactors 1, 4 & 5.

"The hot wastewater referred to here is seawater, which has been used to cool and condense the steam used to drive the turbines of thermal and nuclear power plants. When the steam from the turbine condenses, its heat is transferred to the coolant, which in this case is seawater. The temperature of the seawater is raised in the process. If the seawater released is too hot, it can affect the ecosystem. Therefore, the temperature at both the intake and outlet points is measured and monitored to ensure that the temperature difference is not too great. At some power plants computers were programmed to record a higher than actual intake temperature, while at others they were programmed to record a lower outlet temperature. The readings were thus falsified to show a lower temperature difference than was really the case.

"On 31 January 2007 TEPCO released details of data falsification at its nuclear power plants. It admitted to a total of about 200 irregularities. A few examples are discussed below.

1. During a periodic inspection in May 1992 at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa reactor number 1 (K-K-1), the day before it was to be tested it was discovered that, due to a fault with the electric motor, the residual heat removal pump (part of the Emergency Core Cooling System (ECCS)) was not working. TEPCO staff made some adjustments to make it appear from the central control room that the pump was working. In this way, they were able to trick the METI inspector into awarding a pass for the inspection.

2. Again at K-K (the reactors are not specified), from around 1995 to 1997, measurements of the concentration of radioactive iodine released from the exhaust stack were made to appear lower than they really were by taking the measurements on the reverse side of the filter. In May 1995 the concentration of radioactivity from rare gases emitted from the exhaust stack of reactor 4 was also falsified.

3. From 1979 to 1998, in order to pass inspections, internal pressure readings for steam pipes connecting the reactor to the turbines at Fukushima I reactor 1 were falsified to match the specifications in the inspection guidelines. It was said that the specifications were inappropriate and that they were later amended so that falsification ceased to be necessary.

"There were many instances of malpractice besides these, in relation to periodic inspections and also in other areas. Fabrication and falsification had indeed become standard practice. Investigations are still proceeding and one cannot help feeling that the most serious and dangerous cases are still to come."

[And indeed it would come, 4 years later!]

http://www.cnic.jp/english/newsletter/nit117/nit117articles/nit117tepco.html

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