FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR ACCIDENT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND POSSIBLE SOLUTION ANALYSIS
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Rui Guo
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This paper first introduces the background of the Fukushima nuclear accident. Then it discussed how the presence of certain elements and chemicals in the polluted water can be a problem and the extent of its impact. Three solutions, which are remote robot, release of water into the Pacific, and electro filtration, are evaluated, and electro filtration is recommended.
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Rui Guo
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