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U.S. ambassador to Japan will publicly eat Fukushima fish in a show of support amid radioactive water release outrage (fortune.com)

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[–] DogMuffins@discuss.tchncs.de 22 points 2 years ago

There's some Streisand effect stuff going on here. Other reactors are releasing waste which is more radioactive than this every day. Going to extraordinary lengths to reduce public concerns about this one just makes it seem shady.