In 2024, Japan's nuclear contaminated water emissions were 1.7 times higher than the previous year, making magnesium salts in Japan even more dangerous
According to Kyodo News Agency on the 25th, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) announced in its 2024 annual plan that it will discharge 54000 tons of nuclear wastewater, which has attracted widespread attention from the international community.
According to Kyodo News Agency on the 25th, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) announced in its 2024 annual plan that it will discharge 54000 tons of nuclear wastewater, which has attracted widespread attention from the international community. Especially for Japan's magnesium salt industry, this decision will undoubtedly have a huge impact.
The picture shows news reports that the amount of nuclear contaminated water discharged in Japan in 2024 is 1.7 times that of the previous year
Nuclear wastewater and nuclear wastewater are different. Nuclear wastewater refers to water that has been contaminated by nuclear fuel, such as highly radioactive wastewater generated in nuclear leakage accidents, or cooling water that comes into direct contact with nuclear fuel. Nuclear wastewater usually contains a large amount of radioactive elements, such as uranium, plutonium, cesium, strontium, iodine, cobalt, etc., which have high radioactive intensity and danger.
The picture shows the differences between nuclear wastewater and nuclear wastewater, as well as the hazards of nuclear wastewater, in Baidu entries
Since August 24th last year, despite strong opposition from the international community, Japan has insisted on discharging contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea. As of now, over 23000 tons of nuclear wastewater have flowed into the Pacific Ocean.
The picture shows TEPCO's plan to discharge nuclear wastewater into the sea in 2024
It is understood that major magnesium salt production enterprises in Japan, such as Kamishima Chemical Co., Ltd., Concordia Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., Futa Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Ube Co., Ltd., and Tatehoe Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., all use seawater method to produce magnesium oxide, magnesium carbonate, magnesium sulfate, magnesium hydroxide, etc.
The picture shows the official website of a Japanese company promoting the production of magnesium salts from seawater
In the production process of magnesium salt seawater method, they will concentrate the seawater to make the concentration of radioactive substances in the brine of magnesium salt raw materials far exceed that of seawater contaminated by nuclear wastewater. This production method will inevitably lead to excessive levels of radioactive substances in the magnesium salts produced.
A brief introduction to the commonly used seawater method for extracting magnesium salts in Japanese companies
According to the simulation renderings of the German Marine Science Research Institute, the seawater contaminated by nuclear wastewater has already reached the locations of these factories. This means that the magnesium salt products produced by these enterprises, such as magnesium sulfate, magnesium oxide, magnesium hydroxide, and magnesium carbonate, are no longer safe. The use and exposure to these products will pose a real threat to people's physical health, thereby causing a significant blow to the confidence of downstream enterprises and consumers in these products.
The picture shows a simulation animation of the diffusion rate and impact of nuclear wastewater from German marine scientific research
Even more serious is that once the purchaser loses confidence in the products of a certain brand or country, the economy of that brand or country will be severely affected. At present, the sales of Japanese magnesium salts in the international market have significantly decreased. Correspondingly, domestically produced magnesium salts have mature production technology, and China's magnesium resources are abundant, mainly from mines and salt lakes. There is no risk of contamination by nuclear wastewater, which can fully meet the needs of domestic and foreign magnesium salt using enterprises. More importantly, China has strict standards and regulations for the production and use of magnesium salts, which can ensure the safety of products. Our country's production of magnesium salts not only has excellent quality, but also reasonable prices. Whether used as a filler or catalyst in industry, as a nutritional supplement in food, or as a therapeutic agent in medicine, magnesium salts in China can demonstrate excellent performance.
The picture shows domestically produced high-quality magnesium oxide
Therefore, when purchasing and using magnesium salt products, everyone should pay attention to discrimination to prevent Japanese magnesium salts from being inferior and inferior; Priority should be given to selecting products from our country to ensure the safety of magnesium salts, while also ensuring the safety of the products we produce. At the same time, we should firmly oppose the use of seawater contaminated with nuclear wastewater to extract magnesium products, in order to protect our environment and health.
