Tech and Science Daily podcast: Japan discharges radioactive Fukushima water into the ocean

Top TakeawaysJapan has begun releasing treated radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean, as it cannot remove a radioactive isotope called tritium from the water.The plan was approved by the Japanese government and the International Atomic Energy Agency, which deemed the impact on people and the environment to be minimal.Matt Mullenweg, CEO of Tumblr and co-founder of WordPress, aims to make the platform open- and improve its features.Video game technology has helped a stroke survivor regain her ability to speak, with the use of brain signals and AI training.Details of Playstation’s new handheld console, the Playstation Portal, have been revealed, receiving mixed reviews from tech fans. In light of the recent report by a recent article on Yahoo Sports UK, Japan has begun releasing radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean. This comes 12 years after the plant was destroyed by an earthquake and tsunami. The water has been treated, but one main radioactive isotope called tritium cannot be removed, so it has been diluted before being released. The plan to release the water was approved by the Japanese government two years ago and given the go-ahead by the International Atomic Energy
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