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When will it be safe to dive near Japan?
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Glib comments aside, They will have to completely seal the reactors off, and that will take time. There is highly radio active waste water running into the ocean by millions of gallons a day (just to keep the reactor from completely melting down). The ground for miles around is highly contaminated and that will be running off into the ocean for quite a while.
It would be years after sealing before I would dive in the region.
I'm 51 years old, kids are grown, not looking to spawn anymore. What's to worry about?
I'd have no problem diving right now down in Izu peninsula area south of Tokyo, but the water offshore from the area hit by the tsunami would be problematic, with or without the nuclear issue. A lot of stuff got pulled into the ocean.