Test Your Knowledge: The Fukushima Water Trivia Challenge
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No.
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Can you remember the year the earthquake damaged Fukushima power plant?
2010
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2011
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2012
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2009
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Do you know exactly the purpose of water contamination by the Fukushima power plant?
The cooling system was destroyed
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The main office fell apart
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The people left the job
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The project went over budget
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Do you know how many water tankers are used to store that contaminated water so far?
10
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10,000
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100
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1,000
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Can you guess which element of hydrogen is the main cause of contamination?
Tritium
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Cesium
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Plutonium
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Potassium
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Why Japan is not removing the contaminated elements from the water?
There is no technology for that
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It's illegal
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They don't have money
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For some secret reasons
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What did Japan do to the water before releasing it into the ocean?
Filtered
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Nothing
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Diluted
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Boiled
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What's the operational limit of tritium in water?
500 Bq/L
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1,500 Bq/L
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100 Bq/L
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1,000 Bq/L
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No.
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Finally, Which one of the following is the most expected consequence of the Tritium in water?
Blindness
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Color change
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Reduced fertility
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Numbness
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