Food Safety Experts Monitor Tritium in Fukushima Wastewater

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By Patrick Chen/Justin Wu/Joyce Tseng

Food safety scientists at Taiwan's Atomic Research Institute are focusing on tritium levels as they monitor the ongoing release of treated wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan. Tritium is a radioactive isotope that increase the risk of cancer when ingested in large amounts. TaiwanPlus visits the lab at Taiwan's Atomic Research Institute.