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[–] MonitoredCitizen 0 points 7 points (+7|-0) ago 

That was a comic about a pool of contained, nonmoving water you were looking at, where water's effectiveness as a shield was being considered. With the Fukushima plant, the groundwater is flowing and is a radiation contaminant conveyance, not a shield. The contaminated groundwater is carrying Strontium and Plutonium, among other radioactive elements, to the ocean where it is able to come into direct contact with life. See the part about "touching your elbows to ..." in the text.

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[–] selrahc007 ago 

So the problem is not about radioisotopes flowing into the pacific, but staying in groundwater. Glad for the correction

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[–] MonitoredCitizen ago 

I think you misinterpreted what's going on there. The problem is that the containment vessels are compromised and groundwater flow is carrying contaminants into the ocean. If it stayed where it was, it wouldn't be a problem. That's the goal of the soil freezing operation: To stop the groundwater from moving. Groundwater flows like rivers. In fact, there are far more underground rivers moving far greater amounts of water than all of the surface rivers.