Authorities in Japan are looking to release water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea,... despite reports the water is still highly radioactive after many attempts to decontaminate it.
The Japan-based newspaper Mainichi Shimbun reported Saturday that Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority chief told reporters a day earlier that the authority plans to release the water once the radiation levels are lower.
However, he added the authority does not think more distillation or dilution will help... nor does he think it's necessary.
The Fukushima plant was badly damaged during the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, causing almost one million tons of stored water to be contaminated.
Almost 85 percent is said to contain dangerously high levels of radioactive materials.