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autotldr t1_ja6n8d8 wrote

Reply to Saudi Arabia agrees to allocate $410 million for humanitarian aid to Ukraine by Straight_Ad2258

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> Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud announced that $410 million will be allocated for humanitarian aid to Ukraine.

> Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud announced at a press conference in Kyiv on Sunday, February 26, that Riyadh had decided to allocate $410 million in humanitarian aid to Ukraine.

> "We are focused on alleviating the consequences of the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, which is why the king and the crown prince have decided to send $410 million worth of humanitarian aid to the country", he continued.

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Vinomadd4877 t1_ja6l8gr wrote

Reply to comment by VanArchie in As Tokyo Electric Power Co. moves closer to discharging tons of stored water from its stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, local opposition has intensified and cries of betrayal are being heard by DoremusJessup

True. This disaster is ONLY a disaster because of how localized the material is. It will have essentially 0 effect on the ocean at large.

...except for the matter of diffusion... If this is released in one place, yes, that place locally could be poisoned. Whether this is a good idea or not depends ENTIRELY on how the waste is dispensed.

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doctoreldritch t1_ja6kt0o wrote

Reply to comment by VanArchie in As Tokyo Electric Power Co. moves closer to discharging tons of stored water from its stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, local opposition has intensified and cries of betrayal are being heard by DoremusJessup

In both relevant senses of "powerful," yes, this is a non-story. Not only is the amount of remaining radiation fairly small to begin with, being diluted like crazy, and being immediately and harmlessly absorbed by the water it's in, but on top of that tritium decay is also far lower energy (and therefore both less penetrating and less damaging) than most other nuclear decay, to the point where it can't even penetrate human skin in the first place.

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